Royal justice

Royal justices were an innovation in the law reforms of the Angevin kings of England. Royal justices were roving officials of the king, sent to seek out notorious robbers and murderers and bring them to justice.[1]

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References
  1. Hudson, John (2011-02-17). "BBC - History - British History in depth: Common Law - Henry II and the Birth of a State". BBC History. Retrieved 2015-12-20.


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