Ranulf de Glanvill
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Ranulf de Glanvill was Chief Justiciar of England during the reign of King Henry II and was the probable author of Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Anglie, the earliest treatise on the la
The title page of a 1780 edition of Glanvill's Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Angliæ
The Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Angliae, often called Glanvill, is the earliest treatise on English law. Attributed to Ranulf de Glanvill and dated 1187–1189, it was revolutionary in
Ranulf de Glanvill
…Glanvil, Glanville, Granville, etc., died 1190) was Chief Justiciar of England during the reign of King Henry II (1154–89) and was the probable author of Tractatus de legibus et consuetudinibus regni Anglie (The Treatise on the Laws and Customs of the Kingdom of England), the earliest treatise on the laws of England. There are no primary sources citing…
Henry II, reigned 1154-1189
1932 edition of the Tractatus, edited by George E. Woodbine