Paperback edition out of print,
ISBN13 9780582070264
This student introduction to the growth of English Common Law, from the Norman Conquest through to the Magna Carta, integrates legal development with change in thought, society and politics, in an interpretative framework.
Contents:
Introduction
the court framework in Anglo-Normal England
violence and theft in Anglo-Norman England
law and land-holding in Anglo-Normal England
Angevin reform
crime and the Angevin reforms
law and land-holding in Angevin England
Magna Carta and the formation of English common law.
