The Lion and the Throne
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The Lion and the Throne is a historical biography by Catherine Drinker Bowen that chronicles the life and legal legacy of Sir Edward Coke, a pivotal figure in the development of English common law.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lion and the Throne canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ historical biography ⓘ |
| author | Catherine Drinker Bowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Book Award for Nonfiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
career of Sir Edward Coke
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development of English common law ⓘ legal legacy of Sir Edward Coke ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0316103982 ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter | Sir Edward Coke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
King James I
NERFINISHED
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Queen Elizabeth I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 318402 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | narrative non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
English legal history
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biographies of lawyers ⓘ early modern England ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of legal history ⓘ |
| isAbout |
Parliament and the courts in early modern England
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history of English law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Sir Edward Coke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible treatment of complex legal issues
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detailed portrayal of Sir Edward Coke’s legal career ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflicts between monarchy and law
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struggle for judicial independence ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Elizabethan era
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Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
English common law
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constitutional law ⓘ legal history ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| timeOfAward | 1958 ⓘ |
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