Project Gutenberg 1999-04-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 51 Reilly, S. A. Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600 King Aethelbert - Queen Elizabeth This book has undergone multiple editions, and is available as Project Gutenberg eBook numbers 1694, 6603, 13376, 36299 and 40780. "Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600" by S. A. Reilly is a historical account likely written in the late 20th century. The book explores the foundations of English law across a millennium, tracing legal developments from early codes to the emergence of common law systems, alongside the historical contexts that shaped these laws. At the start of the book, Reilly sets the stage by outlining the primitive social structure of early England before 600 AD, where clans lived in fortified camps and kings held significant authority. The text delves into the intricacies of daily life, customs, and the evolution of legal codes, specifically highlighting King AEthelbert’s laws as some of the earliest formal regulations. Reilly emphasizes the transition from personal vendetta systems to structured codes of law that outlined compensation for wrongs, showcasing the societal shift towards stability and accountability. Additionally, the opening portion introduces various elements of life during this time, such as marriage customs, community structure, and evolving norms surrounding justice and retribution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Law -- England -- History KD Text British Law Browsing: History - British Browsing: Law & Criminology 742034 742043 2024-09-01T10:43:19.214785 2023-10-01T09:44:49.973200 text/html text/html 742027 742036 2024-09-01T10:43:19.470783 2023-10-01T09:44:50.192179 text/html text/html 337952 2024-09-01T10:43:28.006721 application/epub+zip 349096 2024-09-01T10:43:21.088772 application/epub+zip 349096 2024-09-01T10:43:20.154851 application/epub+zip 606933 2024-09-01T10:43:33.823689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571600 2024-09-01T10:43:27.295760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537508 2022-08-01T10:15:25.057152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697047 697075 2024-09-01T10:43:18.743800 2023-10-01T09:44:49.583174 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 688818 2015-06-20T06:25:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264363 2015-06-20T07:01:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17303 2024-09-01T10:43:33.972697 application/rdf+xml 19755 2024-09-01T10:43:20.515783 image/jpeg 4333 2024-09-01T10:43:20.335761 image/jpeg 335866 2024-09-01T10:43:19.534767 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog