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Legal history: England & common law tradition: Feudalism

Feudalism & feudal law

An area of study which attracts both historians and legal historians - with the result that the sources and resulting commentary may well be shared across various Bodleian Reading Rooms.
The History Reading Rooms are in central Oxford, about a 15 minute walk from the Law Bod.

Subject searches to use in SOLO:

Feudalism  
Feudal law 

both of which can be limited by adding a geographic name eg Feudal Law England

Over a third of the 63 clauses in Magna Carta dealt directly with King John's abuse of feudal rights

Related search terms to try in SOLO

Villeinage -- England -- History

Landlord and tenant -- England -- History
Real property -- England -- History
Real estate management -- England -- History

Other Bod Reading Rooms or Closed Stack