Crime in Medieval Europe: 1200-1550 - Paperback

by Trevor Dean (Author)

What is the difference between a stabbing in a tavern in London and one in a hostelry in the South of France? What happens when a spinster living in Paris finds knight in her bedroom wanting to marry her? Why was there a crime wave following the Black Death? From Aberdeen to Cracow and from Stockholm to Sardinia, Trevor Dean ranges widely throughout medieval Europe in this exiting and innovative history of lawlessness and criminal justice. Drawing on the real-life stories of ordinary men and women who often found themselves at the sharp end of the law, he shows how it was often one rule for the rich and another for the poor in a tangled web of judicial corruption.

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What is the difference between a stabbing in a tavern in London and one in a hostelry in the South of France?

What happened when a spinster living in Paris found a knight in her bedroom wanting to marry her?

Why was there a crime wave following the Black Death? In this ambitious history of crime in medieval Europe, Trevor Dean ranges widely across Britain and Europe to provide an exciting account of lawlessness and criminal justice. Trevor Dean is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Surrey, Roehampton. His previous publications include the books "Crime, Society and the Law in Renaissance Italy" (co-edited with Kate Lowe, 1994) and "Clean Hands and Rough Justice: An Investigating Magistrate in Renaissance Italy" (co-written with David Chambers, 1997).

Author Biography

Trevor Dean is Professor of History at Roehampton University.