The Evolution of English Justice Law, Politics and Society in the Fo

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 a

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THE EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH jUSTICE

LAw, PoLITics AND

SociETY IN

THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY

Anthony Musson

Barrister, the Middle Temple, and Associate ofthe Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York

and

W. M. Ormrod

Prl!ftssor ofHistory, University of York

First published in Great Britain 1999 by

MACMILLAN PRESS LTD

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-0-333-67671-4 ISBN 978-1-349-27004-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-27004-0 First published in the United States of America 1999 by

ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC.,

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ISBN 978-0-312-21748-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Musson, Anthony, 1966-The evolution of English justice : law, politics, and society in the fourteenth century I Anthony Musson and W.M. Ormrod.