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This is the first full account of the evolution of the government of London from the tempestuous days of the Commune in the late twelfth century to the calmer w

First published to wide critical acclaim in 1973, England in the Later Middle Ages has become a seminal text for students studying this diverse, constantly chan

This book provides an accessible collection of translated legal sources through which the exploits of criminals and developments in the English criminal justice