Forest Law… Quick trivia
Quick trivia The manorial structure of a manor might have been overlain by other jurisdictions, a...
23 December, 2015
French…Quick Trivia
Quick Trivia French was widely spoken in England for the first couple of hundred years after...
17 December, 2015
Quick trivia
Quick trivia You do not have to use you name when you quote your title....
16 December, 2015
Ladies… Quick trivia
Quick trivia Ladies could also be Lord (Lady) of the Manor. In practice their husbands did...
13 December, 2015
The Abolition of Tenures Act 1660… Quick Trivia
Quick Trivia The Abolition of Tenures Act 1660 did not get rid of Feudal Titles. The...
12 December, 2015
An Overlord … Quick trivia
Quick trivia An Overlord was a Lord who did not wish to actually run his manor...
11 December, 2015
Saxon Lords… Quick trivia
Quick trivia Although many Saxon Lords were replaced with Norman Lords many stayed in charge of...
10 December, 2015
Recognising rights… Quick trivia
Quick trivia Romans were first to recognise rights in law. Now overturned by modern law that...
09 December, 2015
Law of Property Act 1922 … Quick trivia
Quick trivia Titles became separated from the physical land of the manor with the Law of...
08 December, 2015
Remember remember… the foiling of the Gunpowder plot
It’s that time of year again when our thoughts turn to all things autumnal. The...
05 November, 2015