Women, agency and the law, 1300-1700 - Number 15

The interaction of women with the legal system of England and Wales is a neglected topic of late medieval and early modern historiography.

Based on close readings of both public and private documents – court records, churchwarden accounts, depositions, diaries, letters and pamphlets – this collection of essays presents the largely untold story of non-elite women and their dealings with the law.