John Selden's Formative Years: Politics and Society in Early Seventeenth-century EnglandA lively account of the early life and times of John Selden, man of letters, jurist, historian, linguist, and parliamentarian. The discussion encompasses all of his writings, the tensions between parliament and the crown, and the Petition of Right and Selden's precedent cases. |
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Preface | 7 |
Birth Family and Education | 13 |
Londons Triptych of Friends | 20 |
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