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12 set 2012 · T he reign of Henry II has long been regarded, and rightly, as a period of major importance in the history of English law. For most legal historians it is the period when it first becomes possible to recognise the existence of an English ‘Common Law’: both a set of national legal institutions bringing law and justice to the whole of England, and a body of legal rules applicable over the ...
12 set 2012 · Henry II and Louis VII; Doing Homage to the King of France; Henry, Duke of the Normans (1149/50–1189) Henry II and England's Insular Neighbours; Henry II, the English Church and the Papacy, 1154–76; On the Instruction of a Prince: The Upbringing of Henry, the Young King; Henry II and the Creation of the English Common Law; Finance and the ...
30 nov 2021 · The Common Law # Henry II wanted to increase also the kingdom’s judicial power so he introduced the Common Law, a law designed to be equal for everyone, everywhere in the Kingdom. He introduced a new figure to control barons, since Sheriffs liked the smell of barons’ money, the travelling judges.
But the various solutions he and his advisors created for the problems of the 12th century were good enough to allow for the development of the common law in the second sense, of a law system. Henry became a great legal innovator not because he had any great ambitions in that direction, but because of the specific political situation that he faced when he became king in 1154.
Topics include Henry's accession and his relations with the papacy, the French king, other rulers in the British Isles and the Norman baronage; the development of the common law and the coinage; the court and its literary milieu; the use of Arthurian legend for political purposes; and the career of the Young King Henry, while the introduction examines the historiography of the reign.
Henry II established the Assizes to settle property disputes in local areas. Henry’s reforms restored and increased his royal authority in legal matters across England. The judgements of the Assizes developed the English Common Law. Henry II's legal reforms represent an important change in the English legal system.
Where the Common Law Comes From. The common law has a long history. It originated in England during the reign of King Henry II (1154—89). Before that time, English law, like the law in other parts of the world, consisted of local customs which varied from place to place. To consolidate his grip on his kingdom, Henry II introduced a system of ...
