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Imprisoning medieval women : the non-judicial confinement and abduction of women in England, c.1170-1509 / Gwen Seabourne.

Author/creator Seabourne, Gwen, 1969-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoFarnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate,
Descriptionxiv, 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Women prisoners--Great Britain --History.
Women--Great Britain --History --Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Women--Great Britain --Social conditions.
Great Britain--History --Medieval period, 1066-1485.
Contents "By royal power and command" : maidens (and other women) in towers -- Confinement of women in war and armed conflict -- Other species of "garde" -- "A dreary and solitary place" or "honourable captivity"? -- Wrongful imprisonment and abduction -- "Countless ravishments of women"? -- Common law -- Escaping the confines of the common law -- "Not averse to the arrangement"? -- Other roles -- Agency and contagion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010046206
ISBN9781409417880 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1409417883 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781409417897 (ebook)
ISBN1409417891 (ebook)

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