Medievalists.net » Law http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Between A Rock And A Hot Place: The Role Of Subjectivity In The Medieval Ordeal By Hot Iron http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/22/between-a-rock-and-a-hot-place-the-role-of-subjectivity-in-the-medieval-ordeal-by-hot-iron/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/22/between-a-rock-and-a-hot-place-the-role-of-subjectivity-in-the-medieval-ordeal-by-hot-iron/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2015 17:48:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62700 This article discusses various forms of ordeals, such as the ordeal of hot iron, and analyzes whether, and to what extent, these ordeals could have served as 'rational' forms of adjudication during the period.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/22/between-a-rock-and-a-hot-place-the-role-of-subjectivity-in-the-medieval-ordeal-by-hot-iron/feed/ 0 Expert examinations of wounds in the criminal court or justice in Cocentaina (Kingdom of Valencia) during the Late Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/expert-examinations-of-wounds-in-the-criminal-court-or-justice-in-cocentaina-kingdom-of-valencia-during-the-late-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/expert-examinations-of-wounds-in-the-criminal-court-or-justice-in-cocentaina-kingdom-of-valencia-during-the-late-middle-ages/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:48:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62279 Among the activities of doctors in the courts, one in particular stood out: the examination of wounds.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/expert-examinations-of-wounds-in-the-criminal-court-or-justice-in-cocentaina-kingdom-of-valencia-during-the-late-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Penal enslavement in the early middle ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/26/penal-enslavement-in-the-early-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/26/penal-enslavement-in-the-early-middle-ages/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2015 03:38:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62065 In the specific form it took during the medieval period, penal enslavement therefore amounts to a strikingly new phenomenon. How did such a system come about, and what functions did it serve?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/26/penal-enslavement-in-the-early-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Down to the Last Stitch: Sumptuary Law and Conspicuous Consumption in Renaissance Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/21/down-to-the-last-stitch-sumptuary-law-and-conspicuous-consumption-in-renaissance-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/21/down-to-the-last-stitch-sumptuary-law-and-conspicuous-consumption-in-renaissance-italy/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:43:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61914 Fashion and luxury were very important in Italian Renaissance society. One’s appearance indicated more than whether one was simply attractive, it also indicated one’s social standing.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/21/down-to-the-last-stitch-sumptuary-law-and-conspicuous-consumption-in-renaissance-italy/feed/ 0 Final Month to See British Library’s Magna Carta Exhibit http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/02/final-month-to-see-british-librarys-magna-carta-exhibit/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/02/final-month-to-see-british-librarys-magna-carta-exhibit/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:35:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60145 It’s August, and summer has begun its inevitable wind down. Unfortunately, this means the British Library's spectacular exhibit, Magna Carta: Law, Liberty and Legacy is winding down as well. This is the final month to catch a glimpse of the famous 800 year old document before the exhibit comes to a close on September 1st.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/02/final-month-to-see-british-librarys-magna-carta-exhibit/feed/ 0 Cracking down on illegal gambling in Medieval Livonia http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/20/cracking-down-on-illegal-gambling-in-medieval-livonia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/20/cracking-down-on-illegal-gambling-in-medieval-livonia/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:03:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59845 Just like their modern day counterparts, medieval cities had to deal with their own criminal underworlds - the sex trade, gambling, and violence taking place within their walls. At the International Medieval Congress, held earlier this month at the University of Leeds, these issues were explored as part of session #706: Perceiving and Regulating Vices.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/20/cracking-down-on-illegal-gambling-in-medieval-livonia/feed/ 0 The Experience of Growing Up in Medieval Society http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:23:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59534 This session (#508) was one of several at Leeds devoted to exploring childhood in the Middle Ages. Our presenters talked about the stereotypes of adolescence, and what the coroner’s rolls revealed about the deaths (and lives) of medieval children.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/the-experience-of-growing-up-in-medieval-society/feed/ 0 Exhibit: Magna Carta Through the Ages at the Society of Antiquaries of London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:51:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59349 If you’re passing through London and want something to do that is very quick, free, and historical, check out this great little Magna Carta exhibit at Burlington House hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of London.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/feed/ 0 Imprisoning the Mentally Ill in Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/29/imprisoning-the-mentally-ill-in-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/29/imprisoning-the-mentally-ill-in-medieval-england/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:29:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59297 What to do with mentally ill individuals who are violent? This is a question that modern and medieval societies had to deal with.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/29/imprisoning-the-mentally-ill-in-medieval-england/feed/ 0 The Laws about Weddings in Viking-Age Gotland http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/27/the-laws-about-weddings-in-viking-age-gotland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/27/the-laws-about-weddings-in-viking-age-gotland/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2015 03:47:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59254 An important source about daily-life in Viking-Age Scandinavia is Guta Lag, a set of laws from the Swedish island of Gotland. This includes details on how weddings were to be conducted.

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