A Constitutional History of England

administrative alienated amongst Assize barons became bill bishops boroughs Cabinet Cabinet government century Chancellor Chancery charter chief claim committee Common Law Common Law Courts Commune Concilium Conquest constitutional councillors curia customs Danegeld declared demesne Domesday Domesday Book duties Edward election electorate England escheat Exchequer Executive feudal franchise freeholders freemen fyrd grant hands heir held Henry Henry II hereditary hold House of Lords hundred judicial jurisdiction jury justice king king's knight's fee knights levied lord lord's Lower House Magna Carta manor matters ment ministry Norman oath organisation paid Parlia Parliament parliamentary peace petition political powers Prime Minister privileges Privy Council recognised Reform reign rent responsible revenue royal Saxon scutage secretary secured serjeanty sheriff shire socage Star Chamber statute summoned taxation tenant tenants-in-chief thegn tion towns Tudors unfree villain villainage vote wergild William Witan writ