The legal reforms carried out by Henry II had a profound effect on the English legal system. This … [Read more...]
The General Eyre and the Court at Westminster
In my last post I said I was going to be looking the new forms of action developed by Henry II, but … [Read more...]
The Writ of Right and the start of Henry II’s legal reforms
At the start of the reign of Henry II As can be seen by the case of Battle Abbey, the legal system … [Read more...]
A confusion of courts
I looked briefly at courts in my post here. However, now we have reached Henry II it is time to look … [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...]
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...]
