Crime in Medieval Europe: 1200-1550

ISBN-13: 9780582326767 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 206 str.

Trevor Dean

Opis

In this history of lawlessness and legal retribution in medieval Europe, Trevor Dean ranges across the continent and Britain. He uses court records to illuminate the lives of ordinary men and women, who found themselves at the sharp end of law.

Spis treści

List of illustrations ix
Preface xi
Editor’s Preface xiii
Abbreviations xv
1. Courts, Crimes and Causes 1
2. Judicial Corruption 30
3. Late Medieval Crime Waves? 47
4. Women and Crime 73
5. Outside the Law? Avengers, Clerics, Students 96
6. Punishment 118
7. Crime in Literature 144
Conclusion 162
Bibliographical note 164
Index

O autorze

Trevor Dean is Professor of History at Roehampton University.