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...]
Battle Abbey v. Gilbert de Balliol
Its time to get our hands dirty and look at an actual 12th century land dispute. This is the story … [Read more...]
The Cartae Baronum of 1166 and the Elephant
Kings need information. By 1166 Domesday was getting a bit out of date. It was eighty years old … [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...]
