Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat is a form of legal process that is typically associated with the earlier parts of the medieval
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The Wars of the Roses
1455 – 1487 Wars of the Roses
Social and Economic
Fountains Abbey: Abbot ‘forcibly ousted by another’
‘the monks are so molested that the divine cult and other works of piety are withdrawn’ At one of England’s
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Plumpton Estate Management
The Plumpton letters cover a wide range of issues, from national politics and economic issues to their manors’ day-to-day administration.
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Dictes and Sayings of the Philosopher
On 18 November 1477 William Caxton printed Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers translation of ‘Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers’ Dictes
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Debt recovery
Medieval Debt recovery One of the tests of any legal system is its ability to efficiently manage issues relating to
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