Curia Regis

Also known as

Curia Regis (England

The Curia Regis was the Royal Council of England, comprised of tenants-in-chief and leading ecclesiastical figures. It was the Norman replacement of the Anglo-Saxon Witan and over the centuries evolved, stretching its authority and becoming an early precursor of the modern Parliament.

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL2375158A

Top Subjects

  • Pleas of the crown (22)
  • Court records -- Great Britain (4)
  • Great Britain -- History -- Sources (3)
  • Great Britain (3)
  • Lincolnshire (England) (3)
  • England (3)
  • Criminal law -- Great Britain (2)

Books by Curia Regis

Total count: 44