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Former courts and tribunals in England and Wales

  • Court of AugmentationsThomas Cromwell established the Court of Augmentations in 1536 during the reign of King Henry VIII. This new body emerged to manage lands and finances seized…
  • Star ChamberThe first written reference to the Star Chamber appears in 1398 as the Sterred chambre. A more common form of the name emerged in 1422 as le Sterne-chamere.