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 By 1166 Domesday was getting a bit out of date.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...]
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...]