[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":46},["ShallowReactive",2],{"question:in-medieval-england-judges-followed-decisions-made-in-earlier-cases":3},{"question":4},{"id":5,"slug":6,"format":7,"answers":8,"chapter":13,"correct":17,"related":19,"question":38,"references":39,"reviewedAt":44,"explanation":45},"uk-ua-059","in-medieval-england-judges-followed-decisions-made-in-earlier-cases","choice",[9,10,11,12],"Common law","Canon law","Martial law","Roman law",{"id":14,"title":15,"summary":16},"history","History","From the first settlers to the modern state: kings, queens, wars and reforms.",[18],0,[20,23,26,29,32,35],{"slug":21,"question":22},"true-or-false-scots-law-developed-as-an-exact-copy-of-english-common-law","Scots law developed as an exact copy of English common law.",{"slug":24,"question":25},"after-1066-which-language-did-the-king-and-the-norman-nobles-mainly","After 1066, which language did the king and the Norman nobles mainly speak?",{"slug":27,"question":28},"true-or-false-modern-english-grew-out-of-anglo-saxon-english-and-took","Modern English grew out of Anglo-Saxon English and took in many words from Norman French.",{"slug":30,"question":31},"in-the-early-1400s-the-english-government-started-to-write-official","In the early 1400s, the English government started to write official letters and documents in a different language. Which one?",{"slug":33,"question":34},"who-wrote-the-canterbury-tales-a-set-of-stories-told-by-pilgrims","Who wrote The Canterbury Tales, a set of stories told by pilgrims on their way to Canterbury?",{"slug":36,"question":37},"true-or-false-william-caxton-set-up-the-first-printing-press-in-england","William Caxton set up the first printing press in England in the 1470s.","In medieval England, judges followed decisions made in earlier cases. What is this kind of law called?",[40],{"url":41,"kind":42,"title":43},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEnglish_common_law","wikipedia","Wikipedia: English common law","2026-11-07T23:18:17.820361+00:00","English common law grew after 1066 from the decisions of royal judges who travelled the country. Earlier decisions, called precedents, guide later ones.",1794177765395]