All Outputs (3)

Reasoning and reconciliation in twelfth-century Anglo-Norman legal writing (2025)
Journal Article
White, S. B. (2025). Reasoning and reconciliation in twelfth-century Anglo-Norman legal writing. Comparative Legal History, https://doi.org/10.1080/2049677X.2025.2500175

This article explores legal reasoning and reconciliation of sources in late twelfth-century legal writing, focusing on four Romano-canonical procedural treatises (‘Olim edebatur editio’, the ordo of Ricardus Anglicus, Actor et reus and the Ordo Bambe... Read More about Reasoning and reconciliation in twelfth-century Anglo-Norman legal writing.

Plaider au XIIIe siècle: Entre théorie et pratique (2025)
Book Chapter
White, S. B. (2025). Plaider au XIIIe siècle: Entre théorie et pratique. In E. Conte, & L. Genton (Eds.), Lire le droit du Moyen Âge. Comprendre et utiliser les sources juridiques (XIIe-XVe siècles) (483-501). Palumbo Editore

This chapter explores the theory and practice of legal argumentation in the 13th century, focusing on the relationship between procedural law and rhetoric in ecclesiastical courts. Using sources such as Tancred of Bologna’s Ordo and quaestiones from... Read More about Plaider au XIIIe siècle: Entre théorie et pratique.

Legacies and Legalities: Bequests of Land to Ecclesiastical Institutions in England c. 1180-1300 (2025)
Journal Article
White, S. B. (2025). Legacies and Legalities: Bequests of Land to Ecclesiastical Institutions in England c. 1180-1300. Law and History Review, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0738248024000324

In English testamentary history, there is a clear divide between Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman testamentary practice, with the primary difference being that in the latter case, heritable land could not be bequeathed. Once the transfer of land required... Read More about Legacies and Legalities: Bequests of Land to Ecclesiastical Institutions in England c. 1180-1300.