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1 online resource (304 pages) |
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Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; I. Records and their Uses; 1. Between Magna Carta and the Parliamentary State: The Fine Rolls of King Henry III, 1216-72; 2. The Form and Function of the Originalia Rolls; 3. The Fine Rolls of Henry III as a Source for the Legal Historian; 4. The Fine Rolls as Evidence for the Expansion of Royal Justice during the Reign of Henry III; 5. Administering the Irish Fines, 1199-1254: The English Chancery, the Dublin Exchequer and the Seeking of Favours |
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6. Auditing and Enrolment in Thirteenth-Century Scotland7. Imitation and Independence in Native Welsh Administrative Culture, c. 1180-1280; 8. An Inventory of Gifts to King Henry III, 1234-5; II. Government in Action; 9. Another Fine Mess: Evidence for the Resumption of Exchequer Authority in the Minority of Henry III; 10. Roger of Wendover, Prior of Belvoir, and the Implementation of the Charter of the Forest, 1225-27; 11. Royal Government and Administration in Post-Evesham England, 1265-70; 12. The Church and the King: Canon Law and Kingship in England, 1257-61 |
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13. Women in English Local Government: Sheriffs, Castellans and Foresters14. The Origins of the Office of Escheator; Index |
| Summary |
The thirteenth century saw major developments in England's administration, as the procedures and processes of government expanded rapidly, the principles enshrined in Magna Carta became embedded, knights and burgesses were summoned to Parliament for the first time, and nothing short of a political revolution took place. The essays here draw on material available for the first time via the completion of the project to calendar all the Fine Rolls of Henry III; these rolls comprise the last series of records of the English Chancery from that period to become readily available in a convenient form, thereby transforming access to several important fields of research, including financial, legal, political and social issues. The volume covers topics including the evidential value of the fine rolls themselves and their wider significance for the English polity, developments in legal and financial administration, the roles of women and the church, and the fascinating details of the development of the office of escheator. Related or parallel developments in Scotland, Wales and Ireland are also dealt with, giving a broader British dimension |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272.
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Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272. fast (OCoLC)fst00116058 |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Politics and government.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1216-1272. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056875
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Great Britain.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Crook, David
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Wilkinson, Louise J
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| ISBN |
9781782046042 |
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1782046046 |
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