Power and Justice in Medieval England

How the medieval right to appoint a parson helped give birth to English common law Appointing a parson to the local church following a vacancy-an "e;advowson"e;-was one of the most important rights in medieval England. The king, the monasteries, and local landowners all wanted to control advowsons because they meant political, social, and economic influence. The question of law turned on who had t...