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April 13, 2017

Canterbury Tales Inspires Common Law
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Our guest this week is Professor Fred Jonassen of Barry University. Professor Jonassen has a law degree and a Ph. D. in in the literature of Middle Ages. We will talk about the Canterbury Tales – A book written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th Century. This was a busy period for formation of the Common Law much of which has been used by our modern day American law.
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Birdsong: The Canterbury Tales
Birdsong has a lively discussion with Professor Fred Jonassen about the Canterbury Tales, and the laws at the time that would eventually evolve into the legal system of today.
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