Solicitor General1592
Appointed Solicitor General
Historical person
Edward Coke Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edward Coke, based on 15 World History Database records associated with England.
15 records1592–162212 events2 places
Chronological biography
1592
1593
Speaker of House of Commons1593
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1594
Attorney General1594
Appointed Attorney General
1596
Reballion of Rebels in Oxfordshire1596
Heads a committee of the Privy Council which is empowered to use torture. Heads a committee of the Privy Council into rounding up ring leaders
1600
Treason1600
Prosecutes Essex for treason
Trial1600
Prosecutes Essex for treason
1603
Treason1603
Prosecutes Raleigh for treason
Trial1603
Prosecutes Raleigh for treason
1605
Gunpowder Treason Plot1605
Prosecutes the gunpowder plot conspirators
1606
Chief Justice1606
Appointed Chief Justice of Court of Common Pleas
1610
Constitution of England1610
Decides that the King's Proclamation cannot change the law
1613
Privy Council1613
Appointed Privy Councillor
1615
Constitution of England1615
Defends the Common Law Courts against the Chancellors rights to interfere in them
1620
Party Leader1620
Appointed Party Leader of the Popular Party
1622
Arrest of Edward Coke1622
Imprisoned for 9 months
Titles and roles
Attorney General · Chief Justice · Member of Privy Council · Party Leader of PP · Solicitor General · Speaker of House of Commons
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.