Description: The first systematic examination of the expectations people had of the law in the middle ages.
Brief description: GWILYM DODD is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nottingham, UK.
Review Quotes: An important theme..., namely the role of law in the development of the medieval state... Enjoyable and enlightening. HISTORY This volume can definitely be singled-out as likely to be of genuine interest to any medievalist, as well as deserving of attention from legal historians in particular. Moreover, it is extremely readable, giving an account of a diverse range of topics and debates.-- "JOURNAL OF LEGAL HISTORY"