I am going to be moving forward in time now to Henry II and the Angevin kings. An exciting time and … [Read more...]
Westminster Hall
(A picture from Wikipedia Commons showing Westminster Hall (left) in the seventeenth century) One … [Read more...]
Cadfael and law in the reign of Stephen
Setting the scene After the long and relatively peaceful reign of Henry I came the troubled reign … [Read more...]
Oaths and Ordeals
In a case at law there is only so much that can be proved by paperwork. Sometimes you have to take a … [Read more...]
Sheriffs in Norman times
The office of Sheriff is a very ancient one and not limited to stories and pantomime based on the … [Read more...]
Writs, law and the nature of lawyer DNA
The forms of action in the early courts One of the big differences between the study of law today … [Read more...]
Custom and courts before and after the conquest
When William the Conquerer conquered England, he found a country which already had an established, … [Read more...]
Henry I – The Lion of Justice
After the upheaval of the conquest, and the unpopularity of William Rufus’ reign, what the country … [Read more...]
The Domesday Book
Domesday - the Royal Commissioners are sent out Shortly after Christmas 1085 'after very deep … [Read more...]
The Lord of the Manor
In this post, I am going to take a look at the lower end of the feudal system. The end that you and … [Read more...]
