Pain, Penance, and Protest : Peine Forte et Dure in Medieval England
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studies in Legal History
ISBN-10
1009065726
ISBN-13
9781009065726
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 4th, 2024
Print length
488 Pages
Weight
718 grams
Dimensions
15.00 x 22.90 x 3.10 cms
Product Classification:
European historyMedieval historyLegal history
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In medieval England, a defendant who refused to plead to a criminal indictment was sentenced to peine forte et dure – pressing with weights. Using this punishment as a lens, this book blurs the lines between law, religion, and literature to understand how it functioned within the medieval criminal justice system.
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