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The Trial of Penenden Heath occurred in the decade after Norman Conquest of England in 1066, probably in 1076,〔Quoted in "The Date of the Trial on Penenden Heath" by John Le Patourel, ''The English Historical Review''(1946), pp. 378-388 but see talk page.〕 and involved a dispute between Odo Bishop of Bayeux, half-brother of William the Conqueror and Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury and others. ==Background== Odo de Bayeux was previously Earl of Kent and the primary landowner of the region subsequent to his half-brother William the Conqueror's invasion of England in 1066. In 1070, Archbishop Lanfranc succeeded to the see of Canterbury and requested an inquiry into the activities of Odo (and Lanfranc's predecessor, Stigand) who had allegedly defrauded the Church (and possibly the Crown) during his tenure as Earl of Kent.〔"A Report on the Penenden Trial" by W. Levison, ''The English Historical Review'', Vol. 27, No. 108 (Oct., 1912), pp. 717-720.〕 It has subsequently been argued that: "most of the lands had been lost not to Odo, but to Earl Godwine and his family during Edward's reign and perhaps even earlier..." and that "Odo had simply succeeded to these encroachments and the conflict between archbishop and earl was to a large extent a reprise of that between Robert of Jumièges and Godwine in 1051-2,"〔(The Justification of the Conquest ) from ''Conquered England Kingship, Succession, and Tenure 1066-1166'' by George Garnett, Oxford University Press, 25 January 2007〕 the suggestion being that Lanfranc, despite being the Prior of a Norman monastery (and born in Pavia, Lombardy), was attempting to restore the pre-conquest landholdings for the Church of Canterbury. William I determined that the matter should be settled by the nobles of Kent and ordered that an assembly be formed on the heath at Penenden (near present-day Maidstone) for the purpose.〔(The Conquest and its Aftermath ) by Dr Mike Ibeji at BBC History〕 William I ordered that the findings of the inquiry or 'trial' of Odo de Bayeux were to be final.〔 Various prominent figures in the country at the time were called including Geoffrey de Montbray Bishop of Coutances (who represented the King), Lanfranc (for the Church), Odo de Bayeux (defending himself), Arnost Bishop of Rochester, Æthelric II (former Bishop of Selsey), Richard de Tunibridge, Hugh de Montfort, William de Arsic, Hamo Vicecomes and many others.〔(England's Topographer Or A New and Complete History of the County of Kent ) by William Henry Ireland〕 Æthelric II in particular had been compelled by William I to attend as the authority on pre-Norman law. Described as: " The presence of a contingent of English (or Saxon) witnesses as experts in ancient laws and customs as well as the French-born representation is regarded as a significant indication of the basis of the Church's claims being grounded in the ancient laws of the land. However it is unclear from the sources which of those laws were cited.〔 Precisely when the inquiry was held is unclear although many historians have determined it took place between 1075 and 1077.〔(Feudal Empires: Norman and Plantagenet ) by John Le Patourel at Google Books〕 Similarly a number of varying transcripts or records of the trial exist and it is unclear which may be regarded as the definitive version of events. The trial of Odo de Bayeux lasted three days and ended in the partial recovery of properties for the church from Odo and others.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trial of Penenden Heath」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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