The earliest Norman writs revisited*
Mark Hagger
This article revises the view set out by David Bates in 1985 that writs were seldom used duchy of Normandy period up to 1135. It reconsiders and re-evaluates how writs, writ-charters charters should be characterized provides some definitions for these documents. The then goes on consider method production or Normandy, what acts can tell us about public structures administration this period.
Historical Research