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GCSE History · key term
A written law formally enacted under royal authority.
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Paper 2
Revise: Government and JusticeThe Statute of Gloucester in 1278 strengthened the challenge through travelling royal justices and increased Quo Warranto proceedings.
A written law enacted under royal authority.
Distinguish the three Statutes of Westminster: 1275, 1285 and 1290. Mortmain was a separate measure in 1279.
Distinguish the Statute of Gloucester (1278), concerning legal rights and land, from the Statute of Winchester (1285), concerning keeping the peace.
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