The Evolution of English Justice: Law, Politics and Society in the Fourteenth Century

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W Mark Ormrod Anthony Musson

The Evolution of English Justice

Law, Politics and Society in the Fourteenth Century

W Mark Ormrod, Anthony Musson

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English

Red Globe Press
25 November 1998

British & Irish history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Social & cultural history; Law; Laws of Specific jurisdictions

Series: British Studies Series

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.

By: W Mark Ormrod, Anthony Musson
Imprint: Red Globe Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 335g
ISBN: 9780333676714
ISBN 10: 0333676718
Series: British Studies Series
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 25 November 1998
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Evolution of English Justice: Law, Politics and Society in the Fourteenth Century

'Musson and Ormrod have written an interesting and stimulating book on a highly complex subject. As historians they have analysed institutional change in the legal system in the context of its own time, rejecting the use of hindsight, and giving full weight to the non-legal factors which led to that change. Their work is of great interest to historians and lawyers alike.' - Anne Lyon, Legal History