| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 532 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part Two : Justice in the Age of Reason. Chief justice of the Court of King's Bench -- Commerce and industry -- Freedom of the press -- Crime and punishment -- Betting and lending -- Slavery and the Somerset Case -- The American Revolution -- Protecting authors and inventors -- Women and marriage -- Religious Freedom -- The Gordon Riots -- Last years -- Epilogue : Lord Mansvield's legacy. |
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Part One : Becoming Lord Masfield. Scotland -- Westminster and Oxford -- Lincoln's Inn -- A rising lawyer -- Entering politics -- Law officer of the Crown -- Murray and the Jacobites -- Attaining the bench and the peerage -- The judge as politician -- Family affairs -- The social scene |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793.
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Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793. |
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Judges -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Judges. |
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Great Britain. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Law -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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Law. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1714-1820.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1714-1820 |
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1700-1820 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Law. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lord Mansfield. (CaOONL)20139026983 |
| ISBN |
9780773541832 (bound) |
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0773541837 |
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9780773589797 (electronic book) |
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0773589791 |
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9780773589803 |
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9780773589797 (PDF) |
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0773589805 |
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