Law & taxation

Frankpledge

May 29, 2023Eric CorbettLaw & taxation

System of joint suretyship common in England throughout the Early and High Middle Ages.

Tithing

May 27, 2023Eric CorbettLaw & taxation

English historic legal and administrative unit comprising the men of ten neighbouring households, held responsible for the actions for any one of its members.

Ordinance of Labourers 1349

Apr 28, 2023Eric CorbettLaw & taxation

Largely ineffective royal proclamation intended to address the acute labour shortage in the wake of the Black Death.

Vagabonds and Beggars Act 1494

Apr 13, 2023Eric CorbettLaw & taxation

Act of Parliament intended to suppress beggars and itinerant vagabonds.

Anatomy Act 1832

Mar 20, 2023Eric CorbettLaw & taxation

Act of Parliament intended to increase the number or corpses available for dissection by medical students.

Barratry

Mar 14, 2023Eric CorbettLaw & taxation

English common law crime of excessive litigation, particularly for the purposes of profit or harassment.

Deceased Wife’s Sister’s Marriage Act 1907

Mar 6, 2023Eric CorbettLaw & taxation, Women's history

Act of Parliament making it legal for the first time in the United Kingdom for a man to marry his dead wife’s sister.

Walter Arnold

Mar 3, 2023Eric CorbettAutomobiles, Law & taxationNot on Wikipedia

First person in the UK to be fined for speeding.

Heber Hart

Dec 15, 2022Eric CorbettLaw & taxationBetter than Wikipedia

English judge and jurist (1865–1948) who specialised in commercial and banking law.

Housing Act 1930

Dec 11, 2022Eric CorbettLaw & taxationBetter than Wikipedia

Act of Parliament making it easier for local authorities to clear slums, and obliging them to rehome the tenants of such areas.