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Gender and petty crime in late medieval England : the local courts in Kent, 1460-1560 /

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jones, Karen, 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2006.
Series:Gender in the Middle Ages ; v. 2.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Map of Kent, c. 1500
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Offences against property
  • 3. Physical violence
  • 4. Verbal violence
  • 5. Sexual misbehaviour
  • 6. Gendered crimes
  • 7. Conclusion.