English Nuns and the Law in the Middle Ages: Cloistered Nuns and Their Lawyers, 1293-1540
(Part of the Studies in the History of Medieval Religion Series)
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In late medieval England, cloistered nuns, like all substantial property owners, engaged in nearly constant litigation to defend their holdings. They did so using attorneys (proctors), advocates and other "men of law" who actually conducted that litigation in the courts of Church and Crown. However, although lawyers were as crucial to the economic vitality of the nunneries as the patrons who endowed them, their role in protecting, augmenting or...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1843837862
ISBN13:9781843837862
Release Date:November 2012
Publisher:Boydell Press
Length:218 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"
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