' Our Village '
' The Mill and the Miller’
Written for broadcasting by EDITH E. MACQUEEN , Ph.D.
2.25 Ⓓ Interval Music
2.30 British History
' Keeping the Peace '
A dramatic interlude written by RHODA POWER
In the Middle Ages there were several kinds of local law courts, such as the Court of the Manor and the Shire Court, where a man might try to get justice. Besides these there were the king's own special courts in the Palace of Westminster. People found that they usually got fairer treatment in the King's Courts than anywhere else, especially after Henry II began sending his travelling justices round the country.
In today's broadcast you will hear how those who broke the peace were tried and punished in the King's Courts.