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The Constitutions of Clarendon and the Becket affair

By Tessa Shepperson 1 Comment

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 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

Writs, law and the nature of lawyer DNA

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The forms of action in the early courts One of the big differences between the study of law today … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Norman Tagged With: courts, Form Of Action, Henry I, Lawyers, Writ, Writs and forms of action

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