Society and Homicide in Thirteenth-Century England

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Stanford University Press, 1977 - 262

Homicide was a frequent occurrence in medieval England. Indeed, violence was regarded as an acceptable, and often necessary, part of life. These are the conclusions reached by the author in his study of homicide patterns in London, Bristol, and five English counties from 1202 to 1276. Using quantitative methods, the author analyzes murder as a social relationship that can tell us much about medieval life and its social organization, much that would otherwise remain unknown. Given investigates murder rates, violent conflicts between family members, masters, servants, and neighbors, and the collaboration between these same groups in assaulting others. He also explores the socio-economic status of killers and victims, the treatment of killers in court, including what attitudes toward violence can be gleaned from judicial verdicts, the effects of urbanization of patterns of homicide, and social factors that impeded or encouraged recourse to violence.

 

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Introduction
1
The Frequency of Homicide
33
Homicide and the Medieval Household
41
Social Status and Violent Conflict
66
The Accused Slayer in Court
91
The Entrepreneurs of Violence
106
Violence and Sexual Identity
134
Homicide and the Rural Community
150
Homicide and the Urban Community
174
Violence and Its Control
188
Appendix Statistical Tests Used
215
Selected Bibliography
235
Index
255
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James Buchanan Given is Professor of History at Stanford University.

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TytułSociety and Homicide in Thirteenth-Century England
WydawcaStanford University Press, 1977
ISBN0804765901, 9780804765909
Liczba stron262
  
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