Episode 158: Priests of the Law

Historically Thinking
13/05/2020 53 min
Episode 158: Priests of the Law

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My guest today is Thomas J. McSweeney, Professor of Law at the William and Mary Law School in Willamsburg, Virginia. He earned both his JD and his PhD in History from Cornell University, and is the author of Priests of the Law: Roman Law and the Making of the Common Law's First Professionals, which is the subject of today’s conversation. 

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