English Government in the Thirteenth Century

<p>The size and jurisdiction of English royal government underwent sustained development in the thirteenth century an understanding of which is crucial to a balanced view of medieval English society. The papers here follow three central themes: the development of central government law and justice and the crown and the localities. Examined within this framework are bureaucracy and enrolment under John and his contemporaries; the Royal Chancery; the adaptation of the Exchequer in response to the rapidly changing demands of the crown; the introduction of a licensing system for mortmain alienations; the administration of local justice; women as sheriffs; and a Nottinghamshire study examining the tensions between the role of the king as manorial lord and as monarch. Contributors: NICK BARRATT PAUL R. BRAND DAVID CARPENTER DAVID CROOK ANTHONY MUSSON NICHOLAS C. VINCENT LOUISE WILKINSON</p>