Sir Edward Coke

Sir Edward Coke, one of the most famous jurist’ and politicians in English history, was born on February 1, 1552 in Mileham, Norfolk, England. He was educated at Norwich Grammar School and Trinity College in Cambridge, and entered the, “Inner Temple” or “colleges in the university of law” in 1572. It did not take long before he established himself as one of the most notorious lawyers in the English Monarch. Some of his most famous cases include the …

…charter of liberty limiting the royal privilege. Soon thereafter, Coke retired. He died on September 3, 1634 in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England. During his long 82 years of life, Coke made many significant impacts that are still felt today. It is to bad though that the world does not know as much about him as they should. This can be attributed to the fact that almost immediately after his death, his papers were seized and were never recovered.