Henry I and Henry II both implemented significant legal reforms, extending and widening the scope of centralised, royal law; by the 1180s, the basis for the future English common law had largely been established, with a standing law court in Westminster—an early Common Bench—and travelling judges conducting eyres around the country.
Henrik 1. og Henrik 2. implementerede begge store juridiske reformer, der udvidede den centraliserede kongelige lov; i 1180'erne var grundlaget for den fremtidige engelske common law blev lagt, med en stående domstol i Westminster, der var en tidligere Common Bench, og omrejsende dommere, der udførte og udførte eyres rundt omkring i landet.