Violence and Social Order: East Anglia 1422-1442 (Oxford Historical Monographs) - Hardcover

Maddern, Philippa C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198202350 ISBN 13: 9780198202356

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1992

Synopsis

This challenging study explores the nature and meaning of violence in fifteenth-century England. Maddern examines violence on each side of the law, offering a subtle and intelligent analysis of its role in a society with a strong concern for order. She investigates the way their moral code was reflected in the procedures and punishments of the courts, and assesses the success of the legal system in maintaining authority and order. Based on extensive archival research, her scholarly and original study makes an important contribution to our understanding of the medieval world view.

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From the Back Cover:

This challenging study sets out to explore the nature and meaning of violence in fifteenth-century England. Philippa Maddern examines violence on each side of the law--both in crime and in law enforcement--in order to uncover the attitudes and beliefs of the inhabitants of medieval East Anglia. She investigates the way their moral code was reflected in the procedures and punishments of the courts, and assesses the success of the legal system in maintaining authority and order. Dr. Maddern reveals the strong concern for order apparent in fifteenth-century society, and offers a subtle and intelligent analysis of the role of violence. Based on extensive archival research, her scholarly and original study makes an important contribution to our understanding of the medieval world-view.

About the Author:

Philippa C. Maddern, Lecturer in History, University of Western Australia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0198202350
• ISBN 13: 9780198202356
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 282