Tim Thornton 
The Royal Charters of Jersey, 1341-1687 [EPUB ebook] 

An edition and translation, with introduction and extended commentary, of all the royal charters granted to Jersey.



Examines the process by which the charters were negotiated and the pressures operating on the parties to each grant, including the crown and its local representatives, and the various elements of the local community. It compares and contrasts the charters with those granted to Guernsey, and sets them in the wider context of franchises and liberties across the territories of the English crown through the late medieval and early modern period.


Overall, the book highlights the crucial role of these charters in establishing the constitutional position of the bailiwick of Jersey. This is more than a subject of historical interest. The foundations of the constitutional position of Jersey are of great significance for the people of Jersey now and into the future. Jersey’s constitutional relationship with the Crown is continuing to evolve, including to address the trading implications of Brexit. Understanding the distinct constitutional position of Jersey and the development of its rights to be governed by its own laws and customs may inform constitutional developments in Jersey, the crown dependencies and elsewhere.

Tabella dei contenuti

Introduction

Edward III: 1341

Richard II: 1378

Richard II: 1394

Henry IV: 1400

Henry V: 1414

Henry VI: 1442

Edward IV: 1469

Richard III: 1484

Henry VII: 1486

Henry VIII: 1510

Edward VI: 1548

Elizabeth: 1562

James I: 1604

Charles I: 1627

Charles II: 1662

James II: 1687

Postscript


Bibliography

Index

Circa l’autore

TIM THORNTON is Deputy Vice-Chancellor of and a Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield. He is the author, amongst other works, of Cheshire and the Tudor State, 1480-1560 (2000), Prophecy, Politics and the People in Early Modern England (2006) and The Channel Islands, 1370-1640 (2012), all published by Boydell and Brewer.