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Alfred the Great codified English law in "The Doom Book"in the early 890s, which stated that the same law applied to all persons - rich and poor. Was this common during the early middle ages? Or was the Doom Book represent a new development in establishing the rule of law?

by /u/ajbrown141 in /r/AskHistorians

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