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

This book provides a detailed analysis of women’s involvement in litigation and other legal actions within their local communities in late-medieval England. I

The first comprehensive exploration of women's multifaceted experiences of forced and consensual ravishment in medieval England.

This volume is a collection of essays focusing on marginalized women mostly in Central and Eastern Europe from around 1350 to 1650. "Other" women are discussed

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