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

The Cartae Baronum of 1166 and the Elephant

By Tessa Shepperson Leave a Comment

medieval elephant

Kings need information. By 1166 Domesday was getting a bit out of date. It was eighty years old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Exchequer, feudal incidents, Henry II, Henry Ii Of England

Feudal incidents

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medieval marriage

In my post Landlord and Tenure, back in the Norman section, I introduced the feudal system. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Feudal, feudal incidents, Incidents, Magna Carta, Seisin, The Feudal System

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