Project Gutenberg 2017-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 193 Maitland, Frederic William 1850 1906 Maitland, F. W. (Frederic William) Maitland, Frederick William English Law and the Renaissance The Rede Lecture for 1901 Produced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "English Law and the Renaissance" by Frederic William Maitland is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work examines the relationship between English law and the cultural and intellectual movements of the Renaissance era, specifically focusing on how legal traditions persisted despite the prevailing influences of humanism and changes in political structures. The author emphasizes the impact of figures like Sir Edward Coke and Sir Thomas Littleton on the continuity of English legal doctrine during a time of significant transformation. The opening portion of the work introduces the context of Maitland's lecture delivered at Cambridge, respectful of Sir Robert Rede, whose financial endowment supported such academic discussions. The author presents the tension between traditional English law and the influences of Renaissance humanism, discussing how certain legal doctrines managed to remain intact amid changing cultural paradigms. He references prominent figures, historical events, and legal developments from the time, establishing a narrative that interrogates the role of English law within the broader intellectual landscape of the Renaissance and the Reformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Law -- England -- History Renaissance -- England KD Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Law & Criminology Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Law & Criminology 187463 2025-06-21T14:07:26.190361 text/html 163044 2024-10-23T01:47:54 text/html 117430 2025-06-21T14:07:29.700338 application/epub+zip 120590 2025-06-21T14:07:26.789362 application/epub+zip 112649 2025-06-21T14:07:26.467325 application/epub+zip 183775 2025-06-21T14:07:31.969315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160905 2025-06-21T14:07:29.381310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153296 2022-09-24T17:46:08.430970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152837 2025-06-21T14:07:25.850368 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132962 2024-10-23T01:47:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16646 2025-06-21T14:07:32.112298 application/rdf+xml 10243 2025-06-21T14:07:26.551361 image/jpeg 1881 2025-06-21T14:07:26.511323 image/jpeg 106100 2025-06-21T14:07:26.210328 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia