Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
- Cambridge Companions to Culture
- The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Prologue: Studying the Age of William the Conqueror
- Part I Home and Away
- Part II Space and Society
- Part III Individuals and Institutions
- 7 Family and Kinship
- 8 Nobility and Aristocracy
- 9 Kingship and Consensus
- 10 Law and Justice
- Part IV Cultural Perspectives
- Epilogue: The Legacy of William the Conqueror and His Age Today
- Bibliography
- Index nominum et locorum
10 - Law and Justice
from Part III - Individuals and Institutions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 June 2022
- The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
- Cambridge Companions to Culture
- The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Prologue: Studying the Age of William the Conqueror
- Part I Home and Away
- Part II Space and Society
- Part III Individuals and Institutions
- 7 Family and Kinship
- 8 Nobility and Aristocracy
- 9 Kingship and Consensus
- 10 Law and Justice
- Part IV Cultural Perspectives
- Epilogue: The Legacy of William the Conqueror and His Age Today
- Bibliography
- Index nominum et locorum
Summary
This chapter concludes the volume’s third thematic strand (Individuals and Institutions) with a study of law and justice in the age of William the Conqueror. It begins by discussing the law of persons, before moving on to the law of property and the law of wrongs. The chapter’s final section is dedicated to courts and procedure and gives a sense of the practical application of these laws in Anglo-Norman society. Throughout the entire chapter, notions of continuity are contextualised with moments of change, and important attention is drawn to the socio-political dimension of the law.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Age of William the Conqueror , pp. 205 - 222Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022