What Happened to the Star Chamber?
The ancient
role of the Star Chamber to try special cases circumvented the jury trial
process. In the lead up to the English
Civil War this became controversial. It
became a means of securing convictions rather than justice.
For more
information on <i>The Star Chamber’s Power in Past Reigns</i> here
is an installment from The End of the Star Chamber by Henry Hallam: http://dld.bz/eF88N
and
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forget The Basic History Library (free). ------------->
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