Lex Anteinternet: November 17, 1558. The Reign of Queen Elizabeth I commences.

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

November 17, 1558. The Reign of Queen Elizabeth I commences.

On this date in 1558 the disastrous reign of Queen Elizabeth I, which would last for 44 long years, commenced.

The illegitimate daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, her long rule saw the Elizabethan Religious Settlement which was brought about due to pragmatism rather than religious conviction, and indeed there's reason to believe that Elizabeth personally shared the religious convictions of her half sister Mary but chose not to continue to pursue them in order to make civil compromises. Her long reign guaranteed the success of the settlement and it many injustices for centuries.

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Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

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