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

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Henry the Young King

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

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Coronation, Henry II

The Constitutions of Clarendon and the Becket affair

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

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Archbishops Of Canterbury, Becket, Chancellor, Clarendon, clergy, Constitutions Of Clarendon, Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Henry II, Thomas Becket, Writs and forms of action

The Kings courts and the start of the common law

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Henry II seal

The legal reforms carried out by Henry II had a profound effect on the English legal system. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Common Law System, courts, Henry II, Kings Court, Ordeals, The Common Law, Writs and forms of action

The petty assizes and the development of the jury system

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Clarendon Palance ruins

We discussed here how Henry II made it a requirement that all land disputes should be resolved via … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Assize Of Novel Disseisin, Assizes, Henry II, Legal Procedure, Ordeals, Seisin, The Jury System, Writ, Writs and forms of action

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

A confusion of courts

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Medieval robbers

I looked briefly at courts in my post here. However, now we have reached Henry II it is time to look … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: courts, Ecclesiastical Courts, Henry II, Kings Court, Manor Court

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 Exchequer in the time of Henry II

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Haddon Hall medieval manor

Revenue and the sheriffs All Kings need money. Lots of money. “We are of course aware” wrote … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Angevin Tagged With: Domesday, Exchequer, Government administration, Henry, Henry II, Pipe Rolls, Richard Fitznigel, Sheriff, William II (Rufas)

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