The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I
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The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I is a foundational scholarly work that systematically traces the development and structure of English law from its early medieval origins up to the late 13th century.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I Context triple: [F. W. Maitland, notableWork, The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I]
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The Spirit of the Common Law
The Spirit of the Common Law is a seminal legal treatise that explores the historical development, underlying philosophy, and social function of the Anglo-American common law tradition.
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Institutes of the Lawes of England
Institutes of the Lawes of England is a foundational early 17th-century English legal treatise by Sir Edward Coke that systematically expounds and interprets the common law.
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The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
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Liber Iudiciorum
Liber Iudiciorum is a 7th-century Visigothic legal code that systematized Roman and Germanic law in the Iberian Peninsula and became a foundational source for later medieval Spanish jurisprudence.
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E.
Historical Law-Tracts
Historical Law-Tracts is an influential 18th-century collection of legal essays by Scottish judge and philosopher Henry Home, Lord Kames, examining the historical development and principles of law.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I Target entity description: The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I is a foundational scholarly work that systematically traces the development and structure of English law from its early medieval origins up to the late 13th century.
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A.
The Spirit of the Common Law
The Spirit of the Common Law is a seminal legal treatise that explores the historical development, underlying philosophy, and social function of the Anglo-American common law tradition.
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B.
Institutes of the Lawes of England
Institutes of the Lawes of England is a foundational early 17th-century English legal treatise by Sir Edward Coke that systematically expounds and interprets the common law.
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C.
The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
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D.
Liber Iudiciorum
Liber Iudiciorum is a 7th-century Visigothic legal code that systematized Roman and Germanic law in the Iberian Peninsula and became a foundational source for later medieval Spanish jurisprudence.
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E.
Historical Law-Tracts
Historical Law-Tracts is an influential 18th-century collection of legal essays by Scottish judge and philosopher Henry Home, Lord Kames, examining the historical development and principles of law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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legal history work ⓘ scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history
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law ⓘ |
| analyzes |
criminal law
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development of English common law ⓘ feudal institutions ⓘ land law ⓘ legal institutions ⓘ local courts ⓘ procedure ⓘ royal courts ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Frederick Pollock
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surface form:
Frederic Pollock
F. W. Maitland ⓘ
surface form:
Frederic William Maitland
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examines |
Anglo-Saxon legal customs
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forms of action ⓘ growth of royal justice ⓘ impact of the Norman Conquest on law ⓘ relationship between local and central courts ⓘ status and personal law ⓘ tenure and landholding ⓘ |
| field | legal scholarship ⓘ |
| focusesOnJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| influenced | study of English legal history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of legal and institutional history
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systematic treatment of early English law ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
classic of legal history
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foundational text for common law scholarship ⓘ |
| structure | two volumes ⓘ |
| subject |
English law
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common law ⓘ legal history ⓘ medieval law ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ Norman period ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | reign of Edward I ⓘ |
| usesSources |
charters
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chronicles ⓘ medieval legal records ⓘ plea rolls ⓘ |
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