Download or read book Jury, State, and Society in Medieval England written by James Masschaele and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The jury system has a rich history, dating back to the twelfth century and beyond. It was a surprisingly vibrant institution in its earliest days, called upon to make tough decisions about innocence and guilt as well as to render verdicts on many other matters, often unrelated to law enforcement. In this new account of the historical formulations of the jury system - the first major study of the subject in over two decades - James Masschaele looks at how jurors carried out their numerous tasks, the role they played in the expansion of royal government, and the experiences of real medieval people who provided jury service."--BOOK JACKET.