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GCSE History · key term
Land held by a continuing institution, particularly the Church, rather than an individual who would eventually die. The term means ‘dead hand’.
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Paper 2
Revise: Government and JusticeThe Statute of Mortmain, 1279, required a royal licence for gifts of land to the Church. It did not simply ban the Church from acquiring land. Instead, it placed transfers under royal control and provided income through licence fees.
Distinguish the three Statutes of Westminster: 1275, 1285 and 1290. Mortmain was a separate measure in 1279.
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