IMC 2015: Sessions

Session 739: Law and Lordship in England, c. 950 - c. 1200

Organiser:	Hannah Boston, Trinity College, University of Oxford
Moderator/Chair:	Paul R. Hyams, Department of History, Cornell University / Independent Scholar, Oxford
Paper 739-a	The Invention of Jurisdiction (Language: English) Tom Lambert, Faculty of History, University of Oxford Index terms: Administration, Law
Paper 739-b	Soke and Royal Service in West Suffolk (Language: English) Richard Purkiss, Lincoln College, University of Oxford Index terms: Administration, Charters and Diplomatics, Law, Social History
Paper 739-c	Minor Lordship and Land Tenure in the Late 12th Century (Language: English) Hannah Boston, Trinity College, University of Oxford Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Genealogy and Prosopography, Law
Abstract	This session seeks to explore the relationship between lordship and the law in England between the mid-10th and early 13th centuries. Across this period, lordship could shape key aspects of society: jurisdiction and law enforcement, personal protection, land tenure, and the taking of renders and services. The king was an ever-present complicating influence as lord and overlord. These issues are discussed variously through the development of jurisdiction; the soke rights of the king; and the position of minor lords as landholders in 12th century law.