Legal records illuminate womens' use of legal processes, with regard to the making of wills, the age of consent, rights concerning marriage and children, women

This is the first in-depth, comparative study of women's access to justice in medieval English towns. It compares the records of Nottingham, Chester and Winches

Fresh approaches to how premodern women were viewed in legal terms, demonstrating how this varied from country to country and across the centuries.

This book examines the view of women held by medieval common lawyers and legislators, and considers medieval women's treatment by and participation in the proce

London became an international center for import and export trade in the late Middle Ages. The export of wool, the development of luxury crafts and the redistri