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The History of Law Blog

From Normans times to now, focus on land law ...

The Kings courts and the start of the common law

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Henry II seal

The legal reforms carried out by Henry II had a profound effect on the English legal system. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Common Law System, courts, Henry II, Kings Court, Ordeals, The Common Law, Writs and forms of action

The General Eyre and the Court at Westminster

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Henry II of England

In my last post I said I was going to be looking the new forms of action developed by Henry II, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Assizes, courts, Eyre, Henry II, Henry Ii Of England, Richard De Lucy, The Court System, Westminster

The Writ of Right and the start of Henry II’s legal reforms

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Henry and Eleanor holding court

At the start of the reign of Henry II As can be seen by the case of Battle Abbey, the legal system … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: courts, Form Of Action, Henry II, Henry Ii Of England, Ranulf De Glanvill, The Writ, Tractatus Of Glanvill, Writ, Writs and forms of action

A confusion of courts

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Medieval robbers

I looked briefly at courts in my post here. However, now we have reached Henry II it is time to look … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: courts, Ecclesiastical Courts, Henry II, Kings Court, Manor Court

Oaths and Ordeals

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trial by battle

In a case at law there is only so much that can be proved by paperwork. Sometimes you have to take a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Norman Tagged With: Combat, courts, Oath, Ordeal, Ordeals, Trial, Trial By Battle

Writs, law and the nature of lawyer DNA

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The forms of action in the early courts One of the big differences between the study of law today … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Norman Tagged With: courts, Form Of Action, Henry I, Lawyers, Writ, Writs and forms of action

Custom and courts before and after the conquest

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Signatures of William I and Matilda

When William the Conquerer conquered England, he found a country which already had an established, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Norman Tagged With: courts, Custom, Exchequer, Government administration, The Conquest

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