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The Coroners of Northern Britain c. 1300-1700

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  • © 2014

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  1. R. A. Houston

    1. University of St Andrews, UK

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: The History of Coroners in Britain

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    Pages 1-7

  3. Coroners in England, Wales and Ireland: An Overview of the Development of Their Roles

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    Pages 8-21

  4. Investigating Sudden Death in Scotland: The Task of Local Magistrates

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    Pages 22-37

  5. Scottish Coroners: Origins and Development of the Office to c.1500

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    Pages 38-68

  6. Scottish Coroners from c.1500 until Their Disappearance in the Eighteenth Century

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    Pages 69-96

  7. Regional and National Histories: Similarities and Differences between the Coroners of Northern Britain

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    Pages 97-111

  8. Conclusion: Coroners and British history

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    Pages 112-117

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 118-123
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For the last 800 years coroners have been important in England's legal and political landscape, best known as investigators of sudden, suspicious, or unexplained death. Against the background of the coroner's role in historic England, this book explains how sudden death was investigated by magistrates in Scotland.

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  • University of St Andrews, UK

    R. A. Houston

About the author

Robert Allan Houston is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of St Andrews, UK. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and St Andrews University before spending six years at Cambridge University, UK, as a research student (Peterhouse) and research fellow (Clare College).

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