Norman And Later Medival Law Enforcment

Question 1

How was Norman law enforcement similar to Anglo Saxon law enforcement

Answer 1

They kept the hue and cry and juries could not make a verdict trial by ordeal or combat were still used

Question 2

How was Norman law enforcement different from Anglo Saxons law enforcement

Answer 2

They introduced trial by combat and used foresters to police the royal forests from the 1250s onward parish constable lead the charge in hue and cry’s and trial by combat was abolished in 1215

Question 3

How did law enforcement change as towns and communities grew during the 13th and 14th centuries

Answer 3

They started appointing officials as law enforcers

Question 4

What were parish constables

Answer 4

These were local people nominated by the community to enforce the law