26 min listen
Episode Eight: Law in Early Colonial America, Part II
Episode Eight: Law in Early Colonial America, Part II
ratings:
Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In episode eight we will continue our examination of the law in early Colonial America. First, we will examine the trial and banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony of Anne Hutchinson in 1637. Next, we will discuss one of the strangest episodes in American legal history, the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Last, we will take on the codification of law in the 17th century, with a particular emphasis on the 1648 Laws and Liberties of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Released:
Jun 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (26)
Episode One: The Science of Human Equality, the Ancient Roots of the Law, and the Code of Hammurabi: In Episode One you will learn about the science of human equality; the ancient roots of the law and the steps in its evolution; the Code of Hammurabi and the astonishing sophistication of the Mesopotamian legal system. by The American Legal History Podcast