History 2405E Lecture : Lecture 28 - The Great Revolt of 1381, Part 2
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Lecture 28 the great revolt of 1381, part 2. John gaunt, duke of lancaster dominating the government because of the young age of richard ii. Judicial system under pressure: many royal judges were corrupt. receiving pensions from bishops, nobles, etc: serfs would burn records of their obligations, justices in eyre went out on circuits throughout the kingdom to dispense the king s justice. during the reign of edward iii, central government changed it to justices of the peace (jps) largely control local justice starting in 1361. Jps would become local landowners y anti-clerical feelings: abbotts and bishops large landowners. no social hierarchy in the time of adam and eve: john wyclif. followers, called lollards, thought that the best way forward in religion was the disestablish the church all together and redistribute its property to the people.