Justice and law

Question 1

Domesday book

Answer 1

1086 - feudal law, part of the tenurial revolution

Question 2

Separation of ecclesiastical and secular courts

Answer 2

1072

Question 3

Sailsbury oath

Answer 3

1086 all men swore an oath of alleiance to Will

Question 4

william used writs to…

Answer 4

summon and order, as opposed to confir decisions as pre-1066

Question 5

the pipe roll

Answer 5

1129-30 collection of royal revenue

Question 6

constitutions of clarendon

Answer 6

1164 sets out royal rights, regarding church e.g. a bishop could only prosecute with a jury present

Question 7

assize of clarendon

Answer 7

1166

Question 8

catea baronum

Answer 8

1166 royal rights e.g. knight servic on royal lands

Question 9

assize of Northhampton

Answer 9

1176 (re-iterates assize of calrendon)

Question 10

Novel disessin

Answer 10

1176 - you could sue royal courts over possession of land

Question 11

mort d’ancestor

Answer 11

1176 - you could sue royal courts over rights to land

Question 12

Dialogue of the Exchequer

Answer 12

1178- written by treasurer Richard Ftznigel, detailing practices of the exchequer

Question 13

Grand Assize

Answer 13

1179 - jury system to determine facts in land cases

Question 14

Assize of arms

Answer 14

1181

Question 15

Assize of woodstock

Answer 15

1184 (codified forest law)

Question 16

general eyre

Answer 16

1194 - creation of coroners to determine whether cases are crown or sheriff jurisdiction

Question 17

council of northampton

Answer 17

1196 - organised assize circuits

Question 18

caracuage tax

Answer 18

1198 based on caracuage land holding

Question 19

role chief constable is created

Answer 19

1205

Question 20

thirteenth tax

Answer 20

1207

Question 21

westminster court is transferred to Johns itinerant

Answer 21

1209

Question 22

magna carta

Answer 22

1215 - john agrees to a set of demands, showing although justice had improved, tenants in chief still became subject to arbitrary feudal demands (magna carta is not yt a law, but becomes so later)

Question 23

3 types of court, presided by a bishop

Answer 23

assembly, chapter, synod

Question 24

vill/manor/’honour’ court

Answer 24

seigneurial court presided over by local lord

Question 25

hundred court

Answer 25

dealt with tithings, frankpledge, 1/4 in private hands e.g. ely abbey

Question 26

borough court

Answer 26

citezens could exchange shreival control for royal but for a fee

Question 27

shire court

Answer 27

presided over by a sheriff, who took all fines

Question 28

‘capitalis curia’ court

Answer 28

superior court based at westminister from 1178

Question 29

Henry i set out meeting times for the courts which were…

Answer 29

hundred court - 12 times a year, shire court 2 times a year, borough court 3 times a year

Question 30

‘Justices in All england’

Answer 30

introduced by Henry I as roving commissioners on an eyre, to bring central royal auhority

Question 31

‘justices in eyre’

Answer 31

introducd by henry II to re-build royal jurisdiction and tckl crime wave. they judges based on specific ‘articles in eyre’ and nt just supervised courts.

Question 32

Assize of the Forest

Answer 32

1166 - reguar eyres of Forest law areas for justice

Question 33

‘granville’

Answer 33

1180’s treatise which dealt with Common law not just Customary law

Question 34

Standardisation assizes

Answer 34

ale,bread etc