Kings, Lords and Courts in Anglo-Norman England

by Nicholas Karn

About the year 1000, hundreds and shires were the dominant and probably the only local assemblies for doing legal and other business in England. However, this simple pattern did not last long, for lords established separate courts which allowed them to manage and discipline their dependents without external interference, and therefore to intensify and redefine their claims over their dependents. These can be seen clearly by the early twelfth century,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783274867
• ISBN13: 9781783274864
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"