Outlawry, Governance, and Law in Medieval England.(Book review)

At the end of chapter two she explains that "Kings drove out adversaries; powerful lords removed 'unjust' rulers; nobles cast out men who offended them; kinsmen drove members of rival families into exile; and fugitive suspects and escaped prisoners were outlawed" (p. 39) and whil...

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Published inCanadian Journal of History Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 132 - 133
Main Author McGlynn, Margaret
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Saskatoon University of Toronto Press 22.03.2015
Subjects
Classical studies
Exile
Imprisonment
Law
Medieval period
Renaissance period
York, Peter
England
New York
United States > US
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Summary:At the end of chapter two she explains that "Kings drove out adversaries; powerful lords removed 'unjust' rulers; nobles cast out men who offended them; kinsmen drove members of rival families into exile; and fugitive suspects and escaped prisoners were outlawed" (p. 39) and while the chapter has given examples of all those events, more or less, it has not provided any discussion of key differences between them.
ISSN:0008-4107
2292-8502
DOI:10.3138/CJH.ACH.50.1.008