Medieval Justice: Cases and Laws in France, England and Germany, 500-1500

by Hunt Janin

Overview

A primer on medieval justice, this book focuses on France, Germany and England and covers the thousand years between the transformation of the Roman world in Western Europe, which took place around the 4th and 5th centuries, and the European Renaissance of the 14th and 15th centuries. It highlights key elements in the intricate, overlapping legal systems of the Middle Ages and describes a wide range of contemporary laws and cases.

A discussion of the modern legacies of medieval law is included, as are a brief overview of the Inquisition, the 27 articles of Joan of Arc and useful commentary on many other topics. Illustrations range from the earliest known depictions of English courts and illuminations of torture to pictures of important sites, events, and instruments of punishment in medieval law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786445028
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/15/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	231
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Hunt Janin is an American writer living in southwestern France. He has written numerous nonfiction and scholarly books on a range of subjects, including medieval history and cross-cultural studies.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     

1. Why This Book?     
2. Justice in the Early Middle Ages     
3. Canon (Ecclesiastical) Law and Its Variants     
4. Feudalism and Justice in Medieval France     
5. Anglo-Norman Justice in England Before the Common Law     
6. Henry II and the Rise of the English Common Law     
7. Medieval Inquisitors     
8. A Sampler of Medieval Cases     
9. Medieval Crime     
10. Justice in Medieval Germany     
11. Where Medieval Law and Politics Meet     
12. Modern Legacies of Medieval Justice     

Selected Chronology     
Appendix I. A Brief Overview of the Inquisition     
Appendix II. What Was One Penny Worth in the Middle Ages?     
Appendix III. Medieval and Later Laws Concerning Swans     
Appendix IV. Joan of Arc: The Twenty-Seven Articles     
Appendix V. The High Court of Chivalry     
Appendix VI. Justices of the Peace in the United Kingdom Today     
Appendix VII. Listing of Selected Cases and Laws Cited in the Text     

Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

interesting...good reading...lively discussion”—Mediaevistik.

From the Publisher

interesting...good reading...lively discussion

Mediaevistik