How would you characterize the English legal system prior to the Norman Conquest?
A) a highly centralized system controlled by the king
B) a system of law much the same as the common law system of modern England
C) a decentralized system guided by superstition and local custom
D) a religion-based system under the direct control of the bishop of Canterbury and the indirect control of the pope
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