The Five Knights' Case

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Darnell's_Case
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:date 1627
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Five Knights' Case
gptkbp:impact limited royal prerogative
strengthened parliamentary rights
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Court_of_King's_Bench
gptkbp:legalIssue whether the King could imprison without showing cause
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Charles_I_of_England
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Sir_Edmund_Hampden
gptkb:Sir_John_Corbet
gptkb:Sir_John_Heveningham
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Darnell
gptkb:Sir_Walter_Erle
gptkbp:principle habeas corpus
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Stuart_period
gptkb:Petition_of_Right
English constitutional law
gptkbp:result petitioners denied bail
petitioners remained imprisoned
gptkbp:significance led to Petition of Right
gptkbp:subject habeas corpus
royal prerogative
imprisonment without trial
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edward_Coke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6