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The History of Law Blog

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

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

Battle Abbey v. Gilbert de Balliol

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Battle Abbey Gatehouse

Its time to get our hands dirty and look at an actual 12th century land dispute. This is the story … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Abbot, Battle Abbey, case report, Gilbert De Balliol, Henry II, Henry Ii Of England, Land Dispute, Litigation

The Cartae Baronum of 1166 and the Elephant

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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 By 1166 Domesday was getting a bit out of date.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

The Kings household and the administration of government

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Henry II seal

In the time of Henry II In the twelfth century the machinery of government was inextricably … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Administration, Chamberlain, Chancellor, Exchequer, Henry II, Henry Ii Of England, Household, Privy Chamber, Sheriff

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Henry the Young King

The Young King Henry – crowned but not a real king?

Henry II had seen at first hand the devastation that can be wrought when the succession was not … [Read More...]

The Constitutions of Clarendon and the Becket affair

If anyone knows anything about the reign of Henry II, they know about the Beckett affair. About … [Read More...]

Towns in medieval England

Most people in Medieval England lived off the land. There were cities of course, but these were far … [Read More...]

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