History A-Level
Itinerant justices and the general eyre
What Itinerant justices and the general eyre means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Itinerant justices travelled on circuits, while the general eyre conducted comprehensive local investigations.
Topics that use Itinerant justices and the general eyre
- Reforms in England, 1154–89 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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