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The official career of Sir Christopher Hales, attorney general and master of the rolls under Henry VIII.

  • Published In: Historical Research, 2025, v. 98, n. 279. P. 37 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: MCGOVERN, JONATHAN 3 of 3

Abstract

This article is the first study of the official career of Sir Christopher Hales. It casts new light on the workload and responsibilities of an early Tudor lawyer-administrator at the highest levels of government. It is structured around the principal stages in Hales's career: undersheriff of Kent (1507–8), solicitor general (1525–9), attorney general (1529–36) and master of the rolls (1536–41). Its chief contribution to scholarship is that it provides a detailed discussion of the office of attorney general in the early Tudor period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Historical Research. 2025/02, Vol. 98, Issue 279, p37
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0950-3471
  • DOI:10.1093/hisres/htae025
  • Accession Number:182904928
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