{"product_id":"power-and-justice-in-medieval-england-by-joshua-c-tate-9780300163834","title":"Power and Justice in Medieval England","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow the medieval right to appoint a parson helped give birth to English common law\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAppointing a parson to the local church following a vacancy—an “advowson”—was one of the most important rights in medieval England. The king, the monasteries, and local landowners all wanted to control advowsons because they meant political, social, and economic influence. The question of law turned on who had the superior legal claim to the vacancy—which was a type of property—at the time the position needed to be filled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn tracing how these conflicts were resolved, Joshua C. Tate takes a sharply different view from that of historians who focus only on questions of land ownership, and he shows that the English needed new legal contours to address the questions of ownership and possession that arose from these disputes. Tate argues that the innovations made necessary by advowson law helped give birth to modern common law and common law courts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePower and Justice in Medieval England\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates these complex legal developments and their historical significance, providing an understanding of how specific medieval practices contributed to the evolution of the broader legal system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000708677868,"sku":"9780300163834","price":107.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23636083482294.jpg?v=1763299434","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/power-and-justice-in-medieval-england-by-joshua-c-tate-9780300163834","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}