Gender and Petty Crime in Late Medieval England: The Local Courts in Kent, 1460-1560 (Gender in the Middle Ages) by Karen Jones
Gender and Petty Crime in Late Medieval England: The Local Courts in Kent, 1460-1560 (Gender in the Middle Ages) by Karen Jones
English | July 20, 2006 | ISBN: 184383216X | 253 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | July 20, 2006 | ISBN: 184383216X | 253 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
Winner of the Women's History Network Book Prize, 2007 A large proportion of late medieval people were accused of some kind of misdemeanour in borough, manorial or ecclesiastical courts at some stage in their lives. The records of these courts bring us as close to ordinary townspeople and villagers as it is possible to get, and show what behaviour was considered reprehensible in men and women.