Edward Jenks Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: 1861 - 1939
Birthday: 1861
Death: 1939
The 'inquests' which resulted in the compilation of the Domesday Book made a vivid and unfavorable impression on the country. A similar effect was produced by the inquests of 1166 and 1170, before alluded to. Even to this day, the word 'inquisitorial' bears the burden of historical unpopularity.
source: Edward Jenks (1922). “A Short History of English Law: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Year 1919”
topic: Country, Book, Historical, Compilation
