Star Chamber
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The Star Chamber was a powerful English court of law known for its secretive proceedings and use as an instrument of royal authority against political and religious dissent.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Star Chamber | 2 |
| Star Chamber Act 1487 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English court
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ |
| abolishedBy |
Long Parliament 1640
ⓘ
surface form:
Long Parliament
|
| abolishedIn | 1641 ⓘ |
| abolishedUnder | Charles I of England ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| composition |
bishops
ⓘ
judges ⓘ royal councillors ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dissolvedAsResultOf |
conflict between monarchy and Parliament
ⓘ
growing opposition to arbitrary royal courts ⓘ |
| establishedIn | late 15th century ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Henry VII of England ⓘ |
| function |
enforcement of royal proclamations
ⓘ
hearing cases involving powerful or influential defendants ⓘ oversight of equity and administrative justice ⓘ prosecution of sedition and libel ⓘ suppression of riots and unlawful assemblies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart period
ⓘ
Tudor dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Tudor period
|
| influenced | development of due process concepts by negative example ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
censorship of the press
ⓘ
control of political dissent ⓘ control of religious dissent ⓘ harsh punishments ⓘ lack of jury trials ⓘ regulation of printing ⓘ secret proceedings ⓘ use of torture or coercive interrogation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
byword for secret and unfair legal proceedings
ⓘ
symbol of arbitrary government ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Star Chamber
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Star Chamber Act 1487
|
| locatedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| namedAfter | star-patterned ceiling of its chamber ⓘ |
| partOf | English legal system ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
abuse of judicial power
ⓘ
extrajudicial punishment ⓘ |
| reputation |
instrument of royal authority
ⓘ
oppressive tribunal ⓘ secretive court ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
English royal council
ⓘ
monarch of England ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Long Parliament
this entity surface form:
Star Chamber Act 1487
this entity surface form:
Court of Star Chamber
this entity surface form:
Court of Star Chamber