Kings need information. By 1166 Domesday was getting a bit out of date. It was eighty years old … [Read more...]
The Exchequer in the time of Henry II
Revenue and the sheriffs All Kings need money. Lots of money. “We are of course aware” wrote … [Read more...]
The Kings household and the administration of government
In the time of Henry II In the twelfth century the machinery of government was inextricably … [Read more...]
Feudal incidents
In my post Landlord and Tenure, back in the Norman section, I introduced the feudal system. I … [Read more...]
Crowned King of England
When I studied for my law degree, a long time ago, there was a compulsory paper on jurisprudence in … [Read more...]
The Young King Henry II
By the time 1154 came around, everyone in England was sick of civil war. Even the barons were fed … [Read more...]