The Making of English Law: King Alfred to the Twelfth Century, I: Legislation and its Limits.(Review)

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Patrick Wormald, The Making of English Law: King Alfred to the Twelfth Century, I: Legislation and its Limits (Oxford: Blackwell, 1999). xviii + 574 pp. ISBN 0-631-13496-4. 75.00 [pounds sterling].

These two books share many themes. They mark a shift from studies which take law as only one element within the maintenance of social order and the settlement of disputes, and instead emphasize the analysis of legal mentalities through examination of legal texts. They integrate the close study of manuscripts into broader interpretation of legal history. Both are extremely ...

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