The Criminal Trial in Later Medieval England
The Criminal Trial in Later Medieval England
The Criminal Trial in Later Medieval England
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Crim<strong>in</strong>al</strong> <strong>Trial</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Later</strong> <strong>Medieval</strong> <strong>England</strong> (J.G. Bellamy) This richly detailed study exam<strong>in</strong>es the English crim<strong>in</strong>al trial and the nature and scope of the most prevalent felonies dur<strong>in</strong>g the period c. 1300-1550. <strong>The</strong>re is particular emphasis on the accusation process (studied <strong>in</strong> depth here for the first time, show<strong>in</strong>g how it was, <strong>in</strong> effect, a trial with<strong>in</strong> a trial); the discovery of a veritable revolution <strong>in</strong> conviction rates between the early fifteenth century and the later sixteenth (why this revolution occurred is expla<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> detail); the nature and scope of the most prevalent types of felony <strong>in</strong> the period; and the startl<strong>in</strong>g contrast between the conviction rate and the frequency of actual punishment.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Crim<strong>in</strong>al</strong> <strong>Trial</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Later</strong> <strong>Medieval</strong><br />
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