This is a fully revised and extended edition of J. C. Holt's study of Magna Carta, the Great Charter, which sets the events of 1215 and the Charter itself in the context of the law, politics and administration of England and Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The author has added to the first edition (1965) further comment on the development of local liberties, the...(展开全部)

List of plates Preface Preface to second edition Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 The Charter and its history 1 2 Government and society in the twelfth century 23 3 Privilege and liberties 50 4 Custom and law 75 5 Justice and jurisdiction 123 6 Crisis and civil war 188 7 Quasi Pax 237 8 The quality of the Great Charter 267 9 The achievement of 1215 297 10 From distraint to war ...(展开全部)

Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over seventy-five children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. More than 85 million of her books have been sold, “mostly to friends and family,” she says. She has also written (wi...(展开全部)

A beloved Sandra Boynton classic showcases redrawn art and a larger size in this Special 30th Anniversary Edition. A cow says MOO. A sheep says BAA. Three singing pigs say LA LA LA! “No, no!” you say, “that isn’t right. The pigs say OINK all day and night.” The original Moo, Baa, La La La! sold more than 3 million copies when it was first published, and thirty y...(展开全部)

This raucous story about animals and the sounds they make, including three pigs who say “LA LA LA!” is a read-aloud favorite—now available in an oversized lap edition! Sandra Boynton’s wildly popular Moo, Baa, La La La! features her lively and spirited text that introduces readers to animals and the noises they make. A final spread begs the little ones and their caregivers to O...(展开全部)

This raucous story about animals and the sounds they make, including three pigs who say “LA LA LA!” is a read-aloud favorite. Sandra Boynton’s wildly popular, Moo, Baa, La La La!, features her lively and spirited text that introduces readers to animals and the noises they make. A quiet final spread begs the little ones and their caregivers to OINK!, SNORT!, QUACK!, and MEOW! in...(展开全部)