The records of manorial courts have been used increasingly as the principal source for the reconstruction of rural and small town society in medieval England. T

The essays in this collection are concerned with various aspects of village and small town society in medieval England. They offer novel approaches to the use o

It is the aim of this collection of reports to establish a basis for comparing various seigneurial courts in pre-modern Europe. The contributors are largely med

Written primarily for undergraduates, this book weighs the evidence for and against the various theories relating to the position of women at different time per

First full analysis of the rich records surviving from medieval English town courts. Town courts were the principal institution responsible for the delivery of