Law and Life in Medieval England

Undergraduate

Legal systems develop and change over time. They shape and are shaped by society. Using surviving documents (charters, writs, statutes, contracts, court rolls, wills, law codes), students explore both the evolution of the English legal system, from Germanic customs to early Common Law, and the experiences of those living under the law from the 5th to the 15th centuries. Prerequisite(s): 30h university courses.