Geogre Jeffreys, a deo rex, a lege rex. George Jeffreys, král od Boha, zákon od krále.

This thesis subject is the life of George Jeffreys, an english judge living in 1645-1689 period, who presided the ,,Bloody Assizes" in the autumn of 1685. The main goal is to answer the question, whether he really deserved the names of ,,Hanging Judge" and ,,Bloody Judge" and if not,...

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Main Author: Veselá, Hana
Other Authors: Kovář, Martin
Format: Dissertation
Language:Czech
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-280462
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Summary:This thesis subject is the life of George Jeffreys, an english judge living in 1645-1689 period, who presided the ,,Bloody Assizes" in the autumn of 1685. The main goal is to answer the question, whether he really deserved the names of ,,Hanging Judge" and ,,Bloody Judge" and if not, where this myth originated.