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The Evolution of English Justice

Law, Politics and Society in the Fourteenth Century

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  1. Anthony Musson

    1. Middle Temple, UK
      University of York, UK

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  2. W. M. Ormrod

    1. University of York, UK

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  • Both authors renowned experts in this field
    Key theme in the history of medieval Britain, this book will become the introduction for students

Part of the book series: British Studies Series (BRSS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: The Evolution of English Justice

    • Anthony Musson, W. M. Ormrod
    Pages 1-11

  3. Royal Justice at the Centre

    • Anthony Musson, W. M. Ormrod
    Pages 12-41

  4. Royal Justice in the Provinces

    • Anthony Musson, W. M. Ormrod
    Pages 42-74

  5. External Influences on the Evolution of Justice

    • Anthony Musson, W. M. Ormrod
    Pages 75-114

  6. Internal Influences on the Evolution of Justice

    • Anthony Musson, W. M. Ormrod
    Pages 115-160

  7. Conclusion: Attitudes to Justice

    • Anthony Musson, W. M. Ormrod
    Pages 161-193

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 194-249
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About this book

The importance of the fourteenth century for the development of English law has long been recognised. The shocks and challenges of that period - the murder of the incompetent Edward II, Edward III's ever escalating military demands for the war in France and the unparalleled disaster of the Black Death - gave English society a trauma that found its ultimate expression in Lollardy and the Peasants' Revolt. Out of this ferment came the evolution of a system of justice still substantially recognisable today. This key theme for students of late medieval England has often been made needlessly difficult by the rarefied nature of most books available on the subject. The aim of this book is to present in lucid and approachable terms the main outline of the debate and the different schools of thought, and to suggest the best ways by which students can understand a crucial subject and how this helps illuminate many other aspects of English society during the reigns of Edward II, Edward III and Richard II.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Middle Temple, UK

    Anthony Musson

  • University of York, UK

    Anthony Musson, W. M. Ormrod

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About the authors

ANTHONY MUSSON is a freelance historian and an associate of the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York.

W.M. ORMROD is Professor of Medieval History at the University of York.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Evolution of English Justice

  • Book Subtitle: Law, Politics and Society in the Fourteenth Century

  • Authors: Anthony Musson, W. M. Ormrod

  • Series Title: British Studies Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27004-0

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Anthony Musson and W. M. Ormrod 1999

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 264

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland

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