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History of the Grand Jury

The British Grand Jury: From Origins to Abolition

Part 1: From Origins to Magna Carta
Museum Display
  • Ancient Athenian Democracy
  • Roman Britain
  • The Legend of King Arthur
  • Early Anglo Saxons
  • Anglo Saxon Justice
  • Anglo Saxon Kings of England
  • The Norman Conquest
  • Magna Carta
  • Changing Role of the Jury
  • The 17th Century Civil Wars
  • American Revolution
  • 1794 Treason Trials
  • Subversion of Juries in Local Government
  • Subversion of Juries
  • Attempts to Abolish the Grand Jury
  • Abolition of the UK Grand Jury in 1933
  • Subversion of the Grand Jury in the USA
  • Continuing Subversion of Juries



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