The Court of Common Pleas, or Common Bench, was a common law court in the English legal system that covered "common pleas"; actions between subject and subject, which did not concern the king. Created
A 15th-century manuscript showing the Court of Common Pleas at work. The image shows pleaders and clients standing in front of seven Justices, and below them, their clerks
Henry II of England, who was originally thought to have created the Court of Common Pleas through a royal decree in 1178
Sir Edmund Anderson, the conservative Chief Justice of the Common Pleas who brought the Common Pleas and King's Bench into conflict over assumpsit.
The Court of Common Pleas in 1808
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Westminster Hall is a medieval great hall which forms part of the Palace of Westminster in London. It was built in 1097 for William II, and at that time was one of the largest halls in Europe. It is p
Court of Common Pleas (England)
…Pleas served as one of the central English courts for around 600 years. Authorised by Magna Carta to sit in a fixed location, the Common Pleas sat in Westminster Hall joined by the Exchequer of Pleas and Court of King's Bench. The court's jurisdiction was gradually undercut by the King's Bench and Exchequer of Pleas…
The interior of the hall
Westminster Hall in 1809
Westminster Hall in 1798
The coronation banquet of George IV in 1821