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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

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