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Imprisoning medieval women : the non-judicial confinement and abduction of women in England, c.1170-1509 / / Gwen Seabourne



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Autore: Seabourne Gwen <1969-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Imprisoning medieval women : the non-judicial confinement and abduction of women in England, c.1170-1509 / / Gwen Seabourne Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2011
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
Disciplina: 365/.4309420902
Soggetto topico: Women prisoners - Great Britain - History
Women - Great Britain - History - Middle Ages, 500-1500
Women - Great Britain - Social conditions
Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History Medieval period, 1066-1485
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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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ISBN: 1-315-58802-1
1-317-11827-8
1-317-11826-X
1-283-11550-6
9786613115508
1-4094-1789-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910816002503321
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