#52 - Property rights and corruption in feudal England - w/ Sean Bottomley
Aug 9, 2021
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Senior Fellow Sean Bottomley of Northumbria University speaks to Nicolas Wittstock about the Court of Wards - a medieval legal institution in England. Sean's research uncovers the effects on property rights and investment this court had - especially when used by cash-strapped monarchs to raise revenue from their feudal subjects.