Crown Pleas of the Devon Eyre 1238

Erscheinungsjahr 1985
ISBN: 978-0-901853-28-8
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 28, 216 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Reihe: Devon and Cornwall Record Society

Eyre rolls give us a wealth of information about crime in the medieval period. This volume presents and translates 776 non-civil cases heard before justices in Devon in 1238, including cases of theft, robbery, assault and murder.It is also unusual in giving detailed evidence about local matters such as the competence of local sheriffs and the impact of shipwrecks on the Devon coast. The Introduction sets out the context of these records, discussing both thirteenth-century justice and the local situation in Devon.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Summerson, Henry

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Summerson, Henry
HENRY SUMMERSON was awarded his Ph.D. by Cambridge University for a thesis on crime and law enforcement in England, 1227-1263. He has continued to work in this field, publishing numerous articles on aspects of medieval criminality, and editions, alone or in collaboration, of three crown pleas rolls, for Devon in 1238, Wiltshire in 1268 and Lancashire in 1292.