Ethelred II the Unready997
New law code defines the legal position in Danelaw. Introduces the Scandinavian custom of trial by jury
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New law code defines the legal position in Danelaw. Introduces the Scandinavian custom of trial by jury
Issues the Assize of Clarendon, 22 articles setting au a jury system
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