{"product_id":"the-tudor-sheriff-jonathan-mcgovern-9780192848246","title":"The Tudor Sheriff: A Study in Early Modern Administration","description":"Sheriffs were among the most important local office-holders in early modern England. They were generalist officers of the king responsible for executing legal process, holding local courts, empanelling juries, making arrests, executing criminals, collecting royal revenue, holding parliamentary elections, and many other vital duties. Although sheriffs have a cameo role in virtually every book about early modern England, the precise nature of their work has remained something of a mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tudor Sheriff\u003c\/em\u003e offers the first comprehensive analysis of the shrieval system between 1485 and 1603. It demonstrates that this system was not abandoned to decay in the Tudor period, but was effectively reformed to ensure its continued relevance. Jonathan McGovern shows that sheriffs were not in competition with other branches of local government, such as the Lords Lieutenant and justices of the peace, but rather cooperated effectively with them. Since the office of sheriff was closely related to every other branch of government, a study of the sheriff is also a study of English government at work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan McGovern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0192848240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780192848246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Jonathan McGovern","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054774677759,"sku":"9780192848246","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4f4dd9a-2087-4519-a6e7-ccec03ff3999.jpg?v=1685031917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tudor-sheriff-jonathan-mcgovern-9780192848246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}