Abstract
Martial Law and English Laws, c.1500–c.1700, by John M. Collins Martial Law and English Laws, c.1500–c.1700, by John M. Collins (Cambridge: Cambridge U.P., 2016; pp. xiv + 319. £64.99). Andrew Hopper Andrew Hopper University of Leicester Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 133, Issue 563, August 2018, Pages 941–942, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cey163 Published: 09 June 2018
Highlights
This book provides a coherent and detailed account of the emergence and utilisation of martial law in Ireland, England and English colonies overseas during the early modern period. It traces the origins of early modern interpretations of martial law to the execution of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster on the orders of Edward II in 1322
Collins maintains that martial law was increasingly used during wartime to inflict harsher exemplary punishments on soldiers, in the hope of maintaining order and discipline
Tudor sovereigns resorted to martial law to eliminate their enemies when they feared that juries at common law would not convict
Summary
Martial Law and English Laws, c.1500–c.1700, John M. This book provides a coherent and detailed account of the emergence and utilisation of martial law in Ireland, England and English colonies overseas during the early modern period. It traces the origins of early modern interpretations of martial law to the execution of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster on the orders of Edward II in 1322.
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