Jury Vetting in the Seventeenth Century

Juries are generally believed to be the collective voice of free-born Englishmen, but in the aftermath of Civil War the system was at the centre of debate about the effective governance of England.

Stephen Roberts | Published in History Today Volume 32 Issue 2 February 1982

Medal, John Lilburne — The commemorative medal struck after the acquital of John Lilburne. The head is surrounded by the words 'John Lilborne [sic] saved by the power of the Lord and the integrity of his Jury'. The reverse records the names of the jurors. Image: Mike Ringo/Wiki Commons.

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