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The Lion and the Throne

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"The Lion and the Throne" is a 1957 biography by American author Catherine Bowen. The book focuses on the life and career of Sir Edward Coke, a prominent English jurist and politician of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.12

Coke was a staunch defender of the common law against the claims of royal prerogative by the Stuart monarchs. His legal arguments and actions significantly influenced the development of English law and the English constitution. The biography explores Coke's rise through public service, his tenure as attorney general, and his conflicts as chief justice, where he asserted the supremacy of the common law. Bowen's work, which won the National Book Award in 1958, is known for its partly fictionalized biographical style.12

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