Mediaval Law
English Case Law (The Courts)
This covers:
- Case Law (The Courts) (see below)
- Statutory Law (Legislative Records) (see below)
- Administrative Law (Records of State) (see below)
- Private Legal Documents (see below)
- Writs and Pleadings (see below)
- Early Legal Treatises (see below)
- Collections of Texts from Various Sources (see below)
Case Law (The Courts) covers:
- Royal Courts (see below)
- Non Royal Courts (see below)
Royal Courts
Royal courts cover:
- Central Common Law Courts (see below)
- Central Non Common Law Courts (see below)
- Itinerant Courts (see below)
Legal Documents: Central Common Law Courts
Court Records
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
Year Books and other Reports
Under the following English Kings periods:
- William
- Henry I
- Henry II
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Calendars, Registers and Indexes of Cases
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Common Law Abridgments
Legal Documents: Central Non Common Law Courts
Court Records
Under the following English Kings periods:
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
Year Books and other Reports
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Calendars, Registers and Indexes of Cases
Under the following English Kings periods:
- William
- Henry I
- Henry II
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Legal Documents: Itinerant Courts
Eyres
- Court Records
- Year Books and other Reports
- Calendars, Registers and Indexes of Cases
- Feet of Fines
Assizes
- Court Records
- Court Records
- Court Records
- Year Books and other Reports
- Calendars, Registers and Indexes of Cases
Gaol Deliveries
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
Justices under Special Commission
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
Non Royal Courts
Non Royal Courts include:
- High Court of Parliament (see below)
- Ecclesiastical Courts (see below)
- Manorial/Seignorial Courts (see below)
- Palatine Courts (see below)
- Local Courts (see below)
- University Courts (see below)
Legal Documents: High Court of Parliament
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Legal Documents: Ecclesiastical Courts
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Anglo Saxon
- William
- Henry I
- Stephen
- Henry II
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Legal Documents: Manorial/Seignorial Courts
Under the following English Kings periods:
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Legal Documents: Palatine Courts
Under the following English Kings periods:
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Legal Documents: Local Courts
Calendars, Registers and Indexes of Cases
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Henry I
- Stephen
- Henry II
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Legal Documents: University Courts
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
Statutory Law (Legislative Records)
Statutory Law (Legislative Records) covers:
- Statutes (see below)
- Parliamentary Records (see below)
- Ecclesiastical Law (see below)
Statutes
This include: Collections of Statutes and Abridgments, Digests and Indexes of Statutes.
Legal Documents: Collections of Statutes
Under the following English Kings periods:
- William
- Henry I
- Stephen
- Henry II
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
- Anglo Saxon
Legal Documents: Abridgments, Digests and Indexes of Statutes
See more about this in the legal Encyclopedia.
Parliamentary Records
Parliamentary Records covers:
- Full Text Records of Parliament (see below)
- Calendars and Registers of Parliamentary Documents (see below)
Legal Documents: Full Text Records of Parliament
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Anglo Saxon
- William
- Henry I
- Stephen
- Henry II
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
- Henry VIII
Legal Documents: Calendars and Registers of Parliamentary Documents
Under the following English Kings periods:
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Administrative Law (Records of State)
Legal materials of Administrative Law (Records of State) covers:
- Royal Charters and Writs of Proclamation (see below)
- Royal Charters and Writs of Proclamation (see below)
- Administrative Records (see below)
- The Domesday Book (see below)
Legal Documents: Royal Charters and Writs of Proclamation
Full Text Charters and Proclamations
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Anglo Saxon
- Anglo Saxon et seq.
- William
- William Rufus
- Henry I
- Stephen
- Henry II
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Calendars and Registers of Charters
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Anglo Saxon et seq.
- William
- William Rufus
- Henry I
- Stephen
- Henry II
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Legal Documents: Administrative Records
Full Text Records
The Rolls Series, which while not an exclusively legal source, contains much legal material.
- Charter Rolls
- Close Rolls
- Exchequer Procedural Documents
- Fine Rolls
- Hundred Rolls
- Liberate Rolls
- Memoranda Rolls
- Patent Rolls
- Pipe Rolls
- Receipt and Issue Rolls
- Treaty Rolls
- Various Other Exchequer Rolls
Calendars and Registers of Administrative Documents
Legal Documents: The Domesday Book
See more about Domesday Book in the English legal Encyclopedia.
Private Legal Documents
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Anglo Saxon Kings
- William
- William Rufus
- Henry I
- Stephen
- Henry II
- Richard I
- John
- Henry III
- Edward I
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
- Henry IV
- Henry V
- Henry VI
- Edward IV
- Edward V
- Richard III
- Henry VII
Early Legal Treatises
This covers:
- Treatises
- Handbooks of Procedure and Pleading
Collections of Texts from Various Sources
Under the following English Kings periods:
- Anglo Saxon : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- William : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Henry I : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Henry II : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Richard I : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- John : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Henry III : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Edward I : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Edward II : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Edward III : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Richard II : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Henry IV : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Henry V : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
- Henry VI : Collections Which Cover Individual Periods or Reigns
Bibliographies of English Law History
- Maxwell, William H. A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Volume 1: English Law to 1800. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1955-
- Beale, Joseph H. A Bibliography of Early English Law Books. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926.
- Winfield, Percy H. The Chief Sources of English Legal History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1925.
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