Coke, Sir Edward
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Coke, Sir Edward (1552–1634). Lawyer, judge, and parliamentary figure. Coke was called to the bar in 1578. In 1592 he became recorder of London and later that year solicitor‐general. In 1593 the queen appointed him Speaker of the House of Commons and then attorney‐general. Coke conducted a number of famous prosecutions for the crown, with unfeeling harshness, including the trials of
Essex (1601), Sir Walter
Ralegh (1603), and the Gunpowder plot conspirators (1605). In 1606 he became chief justice of Common Pleas. Coke held that the royal prerogative was defined by law and could not be arbitrarily extended. In 1613 he was transferred to the King's Bench, a post with more prestige but less influence. Then in 1616 Coke was removed from office altogether. In 1621 Coke re‐entered Parliament where he opposed monopolies. His last major political act was his role in drafting the
Petition of Right in 1628.
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Did Sir Edward Coke mean what he said?(17th Century English legal scholar on laws 'impossible to be performed')
Magazine article from: Constitutional Commentary; 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...idea in question was none other than Sir Edward Coke, the oracle--if ever there was...judge in his own affairs].(3) Sir Henry Hobart, Coke's successor...laws of law]."(4) Years later Sir John Holt, Chief Justice of the...
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Sir Edward Coke -- A Freethinker Before His Time
Magazine article from: Freethought Today; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...alleged natural order. Lord Coke is particularly remembered...appointed judges. What Sir Edward was upholding, in the...of history enabling Sir Edward to champion judicial review...as Chief Justice. Sir Edward was no angel. He had made...
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SIR EDWARD COKE: CHAMPION OF COMMON LAW.(interpretations of the Magna Carta influenced the writing of the United States Constitution)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 4/1/2000; ; 625 words
; Sir Edward Coke, an English lawyer in the early 1600s, insisted that everyone obey...law, he changed it into the Petition of Right, which was accepted. Sir Edward Coke interpreted the Magna Carta to fit the government of his own time...
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The origins of historical jurisprudence: Coke, Selden, Hale. (Sir Edward Coke, John Selden, Sir Matthew Hale)
Magazine article from: Yale Law Journal; 5/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Absolute Monarchy: James I and Bodin 1667 II. Sir Edward Coke: His Majesty's Loyal Opponet 1673 A. Coke's Acceptance of James' Premises and the...Carta and the Five Knights' Case 1700 IV. Sir Matthew Hale's Life and Works 1702 A. Hale...
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Common Law and Liberal Theory: Coke, Hobbes, and the Origins of American Constitutionalism.
Magazine article from: American Political Science Review; 6/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...common-law tradition associated with Sir Edward Coke, the seventeenth-century judge...the development of the common law. Coke not only was well known to Americans...and politics. Stoner insists that Coke in Bonham's Case assimilated right...
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Sir Matthew Hale, 1609-1676: Law, Religion and Natural Philosophy.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...extended intellectual biography of Sir Matthew Hale, one of the most astute...account with a chapter each on Sir Edward Coke and John Selden, six chapters on...for heavy reading. On the whole, Sir Matthew Hale 1609-1676 provides...
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A constant struggle to stay on the gravy train; Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Sir Francis Bacon. By Lisa Jar dine and Alan Stewart (Gollancz, pounds 25.00). Reviewed by Richard Edmonds.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 6/20/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...elevated post of Solicitor General. It went instead to Sir Edward Coke, and thus created a state of affairs which was guaranteed...bribery and corruption at court (l ed by his old enemy Coke - another nice irony in a life full of them) Bacon was...
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These ludicrous, and sinister, snooping laws.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 7/20/2008; 700+ words
; ...OUR long climb out of the darkness of despotism, some moments shine out particularly brightly. One of these was Sir Edward Cokes majestic judgment in 1604 that The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence...
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The common law right to earn a living.
Magazine article from: Independent Review; 6/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...should be free to every man. --Sir Edward Coke (1) At the common law," wrote...opportunity. As far back as the reign of Edward III, common-law courts concerned...the right to earn a living was Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), attorney...
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I'M SURE SHAKESPEARE WOULD LOVE THE BEACH AT HOLKHAM; As Hollywood and the stars beat a path to north Norfolk, one of Britain's oldest families opens its doors.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 7/29/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...wife Polly, Viscountess Coke, have taken the Victoria...local,' says Viscount Coke. 'Before it reopened...seat of Lord Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke, whose criminal court...a young family.' The Cokes have children aged two...
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Sir Edward Coke
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Edward Coke The English jurist and parliamentarian Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) fought to prevent royal interference with the independent common-law courts. Edward Coke was born at Mileham, Norfolk, and was educated...
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Coke, Sir Edward
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
COKE, SIR EDWARD An influential figure of Renaissance...England and a great jurist, Sir Edward Coke bravely fought for the...of the earth than thou." Coke was so powerful at this point...accessory to it." — Sir Edward Coke Coke's ...
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Bacon, Sir Francis
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
BACON, SIR FRANCIS Sir Francis Bacon was an English...the chief justice of the common pleas, sir edward coke, a longtime rival who had earlier occupied...than the torture of laws." — Sir Francis Bacon Bacon, a man of great intellect...
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Littleton, Sir Thomas
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
LITTLETON, SIR THOMAS Sir Thomas Littleton was an English...for later English jurists, including sir edward coke. Littleton was born in 1422 in Frankley...of common pleas in 1466. In 1475 King Edward IV made him a knight of the Bath. He...
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Sir William Blackstone
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir William Blackstone 1723-80, English jurist. At first unsuccessful...the formless bulk of English law. It ranks with the achievements of Sir Edward Coke and Sir Matthew Hale, Blackstone's great predecessors. Blackstone's Commentaries...
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