CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Assizes, Jousting, Bloody Code
15 Mar 2014
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1066 - battle of hastings: william of normandy became new ruler. Society based on feudalism - if there was an issue then it was fought out until it was settled or one of the parties was killed: william awarded main officers land and developed barren"s courts. Monarch has the power to rule their land freely, with no laws or legally-organized. The emergence of the absolute monarchy direct opposition in force. Proposed as a solution to violence of the 16th/17th century. Idea that the king does not get his power from the common people, but he is authorized to rule because he gets his power from god. This means that the king should be obeyed no matter what. Sinful for subjects to resist monarch = heresy or treason. Tythings: small paramilitary groups, everyone over 10 years old, ensure payment of taxes to monarch. Hundreds: 100 tythings, had constable appointed by nobles, reported to shire reeve (king"s representative)
