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Autore |
Seabourne Gwen <1969-> |
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Titolo |
Imprisoning medieval women [[electronic resource] ] : the non-judicial confinement and abduction of women in England, c.1170-1509 / / Gwen Seabourne |
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Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2011 |
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1-315-58802-1 |
1-317-11827-8 |
1-317-11826-X |
1-283-11550-6 |
9786613115508 |
1-4094-1789-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women prisoners - Great Britain - History |
Women - Great Britain - History - Middle Ages, 500-1500 |
Women - Great Britain - Social conditions |
Great Britain History Medieval period, 1066-1485 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I By Royal Power and Command: Maidens (and Other Women) in Towers; 1 Confinement of Women in War and Armed Conflict; 2 Other Species of 'Garde': Royal Wardship and 'Idiocy' Guardianship; 3 'A Dreary and Solitary Place' or 'Honourable Captivity'?; PART II Wrongful Imprisonment and Abduction: Legal Responses and their Limits; 4 'Countless Ravishments of Women'? Legislation and Other Royal Initiatives; 5 Common Law; 6 Escaping the Confines of the Common Law |
7 'Not Averse to the Arrangement'? Allegations of Collusion and ConsentPART III Other Roles; 8 Agency and Contagion: Further Aspects of Women's Participation; Conclusion; Appendix Raptus; Select Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study of the confinement of women highlights the disparity in regulation concerning male and female imprisonment in the middle ages, and gives a useful perspective on the nature of medieval law, its scope and limitations, and its interaction with royal power and prerogative. It examines situations in which women might be imprisoned without formal accusation of trial; how social status, national allegiance and stage of life affected the chances of imprisonment; the relevant legal rules and norms; the extent to which legal and constitutional developments in medieval England affected women's |
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