Murder and Mayhem in Late Medieval England

Violence in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

von Kathryn Warner

208 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Late medieval England was violently dangerous, marked by murder, feuds, corruption, and brutal punishments.England in the late Middle Ages was often a startlingly violent place, with a homicide rate many times higher than it is in the twenty-first century, long-running and murderous feuds, an often corrupt judicial system, and brutal punishments. Medieval English people lacked the stiff upper lip of later centuries and were prone to impetuous aggression. As it was customary for men to carry weapons, quarrels often proved violent and lethal. Murder and Mayhem examines this world, looking at murder, fights, abductions, vendettas, criminal gangs and much more, and at how the judicial system tried to cope with the high levels of violence.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Soziale und ethische Themen Gewalt und Missbrauch in der Gesellschaft
• ISBN: 9781036104979
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.09.2026
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd