Litigious Lives

The resort to law was an integral and regular part of everyday life in medieval Britain – and not just for men. Town court records offer glimpses into the lives of hundreds of ordinary women, through the lawsuits they were involved in. 

Man attacking a woman in a field of aubergines, Tacuinum Sanitatis, 14th century © Bridgeman Images.
Man attacking a woman in a field of aubergines, Tacuinum Sanitatis, 14th century © Bridgeman Images. 

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