IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 515: Law and Justice in the City, III: The City of London and the Common Law in the Later Middle Ages
Tuesday 10 July 2007, 09.00-10.30
| Sponsor: | Centre for Metropolitan History, University of London |
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| Organiser: | Matthew Davies, Centre for Metropolitan History, Institute of Historical Research, University of London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Hannes Kleineke, History of Parliament Trust, London |
| Paper 515-a | Playing the Game: How Medieval Litigants Used and Abused the Courts of Common Pleas (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Law, Local History |
| Paper 515-b | Londoners and the Court of Common Pleas in the 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - General, Law, Local History |
| Paper 515-c | High Politics and Personal Gain in the Records of the Common Pleas: Marmaduke Lumley and the Chancellorship of St Paul's (Language: English) Index terms: Law, Local History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | The use of the law by inhabitants of medieval towns and cities sheds light not merely on legal processes and institutions, but also on subjects such as social relations, trade, and politics. This session deals with several aspects of the intersections between London, its inhabitants, and the common law, including the relationships between the courts in London and the central courts, and how the common law was used and understood by the inhabitants of the city, and their counterparts in the regions, in a variety of areas of everyday life, including property ownership, trade, and politics. |