The Making of the English Constitution, 449-1485

action Anglo-Saxon period assembly assize Assize of Clarendon barons became become bishops body boroughs burgesses character Charter church civil clergy clerks common law coroner Council criminal Curia Regis custom Danegeld document Domesday Book ealdorman early ecclesiastical Edward III election elements English Constitutional History feudal fifteenth century fourteenth century freemen granted Henry II Henry II.'s House of Commons House of Lords hundred court idea II.'s reign important institutions itinerant justices judges judicial jurisdiction jury king king's court knights land later legislation Magna Carta Maitland manor manorial matter ment middle ages nobility nobles non-noble Norman Conquest oath official origin Parlia Parliament peace petitions principle privileges probably procedure relations representative result Roman royal Saxon scutage seems sheriff shire court sovereign statute Stubbs summoned tallage taxation tenants-in-chief tenure thegns thing thirteenth century tion twelfth vassals villein witan writs