Examines the origins and developments of English legal and political institutions, including kingship, the common law, procedure, and the court and jury system and sets such developments in the context of broader social and religious changes from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 17th century. Emphasizes the implications of these institutions for the development of contemporary American, English, and British colonial legal systems. Prereq., HIST 1010 or 1113. Same as HIST 4013.
