Law, Royal Power, and Chapter 29 of the Magna Carta in Two Juridical Readings in the Middle Temple

The article analyzes the content of readings delivered in the Middle Temple by two practicing lawyers Robert Snagge (1581) and Francis Ashley (1616). It describes there was a reception of the Magna Carta in England at the end of the 16th — beginning of the 17th century. Its individual provisions have expanded at times by interpretation; certain ideas have developed about the legal system, in which the limits of power are clearly outlined, and where the Magna Carta and its chapter 29 manifest and protect the liberties of subjects. But the actions of the Magna Carta and its 29 articles were both fundamental and framework in nature. And this frame turned out to be quite mobile, depending on the political situation, optics, argumentation and interpretation. We can even talk about generational dependence, because some generations were inclined to radically push the boundaries of individual provisions of the Magna Carta update them, introduce new meanings into them, while others put up with their narrowing, or did not pay attention to them.

Keywords

England, Henry III’s Magna Carta (1225), chapter 29, royal prerogative, law, Robert Snagge, Francis Ashley

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19.04.2021

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15.02.2022

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58243

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GOST	Kondratiyev S. Law, Royal Power, and Chapter 29 of the Magna Carta in Two Juridical Readings in the Middle Temple // ISTORIYA – 2022. – V. 13. – Issue 1 (111) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840019013-3-1 (circulation date: 18.05.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840019013-3
MLA	Kondratiyev, Sergey "Law, Royal Power, and Chapter 29 of the Magna Carta in Two Juridical Readings in the Middle Temple." ISTORIYA 13.1 (111) (2022) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840019013-3
APA	Kondratiyev S. (2022). Law, Royal Power, and Chapter 29 of the Magna Carta in Two Juridical Readings in the Middle Temple. ISTORIYA 13(1 (111)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840019013-3

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