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

Interrogates the standard view of turbulent and violent town-abbey relations through a combination of traditional and new research techniques.

Heraldry is often seen as a traditional prerogative of the nobility. But it was not just knights, princes, kings, and emperors who bore coats of arms to show of

This is the first in-depth, comparative study of women's access to justice in medieval English towns. It compares the records of Nottingham, Chester and Winches

Develops an understanding of Warwickshire's past for outsiders and those already engaged with the subject, and to explore questions which apply in other regions