Archive for January 2015
On this day 23rd January
1606 The Observance of 5th November Act 1605, also known as the “Thanksgiving Act”, was an act of the Parliament of England passed on in 1606 in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot. The act called for a public annual thanksgiving for the failure of the Plot. The Act was later repealed in 1859. We have…
Read MoreLord of the Manor – Lordship Rights in Law
Lordship rights can be split into two categories and were enforced by two different manorial courts. The first court held by all lords was the Court baron. This settled disputes between tenants and issues of compliance relating to the lords rights. The second was only available if the lordship/manor was held within a liberty. This…
Read MoreManorial term of the day – “Serf”…
“Serf” an unfree peasant characterised by onerous personal servility.
Read MoreManorial term of the day – “Selion”…
“Selion” a strip of ploughed land in an openfield system.
Read MoreManorial term of the day – “Sesin”…
“Sesin” possession of land.
Read MoreManorial term of the day – “Scutage”…
“Scutage” payment in lieu of military service.
Read MoreManorial term of the day – “Sanctuary”…
“Sanctuary” a temporary place of safety for suspected criminals, normally a church.
Read MoreManorial term of the day “Rood”…
“Rood” measure of land equivalent to one quarter of an acre, and forty perches sanctuary.
Read MoreHenry VIII and the Reformation
When most people think of the Act of Supremacy and the English Reformation they think of the creation of the Church of England but what we think of, is one of the largest transfers of land in English history. Contrary to popular belief the Act of Supremacy of November 1534 was an Act of Parliament…
Read MoreManorial term of the day – “Rod”…
“Rod” a symbol of the lords authority when ratifying land transfers. Land held “by the rod” was held at the will of the lord.
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