Holly Brewer: 1 book
By Birth or Consent
Children, Law, and the Anglo-American Revolution in Authority
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
In mid-sixteenth-century England, people were born into authority and responsibility based on their social status. Thus elite children could designate property or serve in Parliament, while children of the poorer sort might be forced to sign labor contracts or be hanged for arson or picking pockets....
