Annette Carson

“It is crucial to understand, therefore, that the Law of Arms was an internationally recognized system of legal jurisdiction which proceeded in accordance with the forms of civil law, and required neither indictments nor juries.”
― Annette Carson, Richard Duke of Gloucester as Lord Protector and High Constable of England

“Richard’s Parliament, which concluded on 20 February, is remembered for introducing a catalogue of citizens’ rights and protections which was unparalleled in living memory. Jeremy Potter summarizes thus: There was a programme of law reform which included measures to correct injustice in the ownership and transfer of land, measures to safeguard the individual against abuses of the law in matters affecting juries and bail, measures to prevent the seizure of goods of those arrested but not yet found guilty, and the abolition of a much resented form of taxation known euphemistically as benevolences.”
― Annette Carson, Richard III: The Maligned King