Devising, Dying and Dispute: Probate Litigation in Early Modern England
, by Bonfield,LloydNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781409434276 | 1409434273
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 5/30/2012
Focusing on property law as reflected in cases of disputed wills, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into English seventeenth-century society. As well as charting shifting conceptions of property and inheritance law, accounts taken from the numerous cases quoted offer a poignant reminder of how the law had to cope with difficult situations affecting real lives.