1552 - 1634

Nationality:
English

Historical Period:
The Early Modern Period

Groups

• Goodrich Seminar Room
• Founding Fathers' Library

Sir Edward Coke (pronounced cook) (1552-1634) was a lawyer, Member of Parliament, and judge of great renown. He is considered one of the premier champions of the common law, which he defended against the attempted encroachments of the courts of equity and the royal prerogative of the Stuarts—James I (r. 1603-1625) in particular.

Titles:

• Author: BOLL 42: Sir Edward Coke, “Petition of Right” (1628)
• Author: Selected Writings of Sir Edward Coke, 3 vols.
• Author: Selected Writings of Sir Edward Coke, vol. I
• Author: Selected Writings of Sir Edward Coke, vol. II
• Author: Selected Writings of Sir Edward Coke, vol. III

Quotations:

• Sir Edward Coke defends British Liberties and the Idea of Habeas Corpus in the Petition of Right before Parliament (1628)
• Sir Edward Coke explains one of the key sections of Magna Carta on English liberties (1642)
• Sir Edward Coke declares that your house is your "Castle and Fortress" (1604)

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