Sir Matthew Hale: References & Edit History
Additional Reading
The principal authority for Hale’s life is Gilbert Burnett, The Life and Death of Sir Matthew Hale (1682, reprinted 1972). Contemporary treatments include Alan Cromartie, Sir Matthew Hale, 1609–1676: Law, Religion, and Natural Philosophy (1995); and Edmund Hale, Matthew Hale (1972).
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David Eryl Corbet Yale
Emeritus Reader in English Legal History, University of Cambridge; Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Dec 21, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History of parliament - Biography of Matthew Hale. | Jun 20, 2017 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 27, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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