Royal Justice and the Making of the Tudor Commonwealth, 1485–1547

Author: Laura Flannigan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781009371360

Published In: November 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781009371353

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The dawn of the Tudor regime is one of most recognisable periods of English history. Yet the focus on its monarchs' private lives and ministers' constitutional reforms creates the impression that this age's major developments were isolated to halls of power, far removed from the wider populace. This book presents a more holistic vision of politics and society in late medieval and early modern England. Delving into the rich but little-studied archive of the Royal Court of Requests, it reconstructs collaborations between sovereigns and subjects on the formulation of an important governmental ideal: justice. Examining the institutional and social dimensions of this point of contact, this study places ordinary people, their knowledge and demands at the heart of a judicial revolution unfolding within the governments of Henry VII and Henry VIII. Yet it also demonstrates that directing extraordinary royal justice into ordinary procedures created as many problems as it solved.

Provides the definitive account of a little-studied court of law, with data and examples drawn from extensive archival research
Explains how the well-known Tudor monarchy communicated with the society it governed, telling a more holistic story of an eventful period in English history
Sets out a new model for studying the interactions between institutions and societies, and for combining archival and theoretical approaches

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Note on the Text

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I The New Justice System

The principle and problem of justice

Conciliar justice at centre and periphery

'Travailing between the prince and petitioners': the court of requests

Part II Seeking and Requesting Justice

Geography and demography

Disputes and dispute-resolution