Women in the Medieval Common Law c.1200-1500

Introduction: women, the common law and the legal historians 1

PART I

Unions and divisions: women and the common law 11

1 'Their position is inferior to that of men': differentiation, inclusion, omission 14

2 Unstable constructions: unity, disunity, property and favour in common law thought on women 34

PART II

Audible and inaudible; credible and not credible: women in thelegal process 53

3 'By the mouth of man': women as non-party actors in litigation 55

PART III

Women's complaints and complaints of women 79

4 Voice, agency and 'playing the victim' 84

5 Limits and accommodation 93

6 Responsible and irresponsible women: the female defendant 121

Conclusion: the future of women's legal past 158

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• Historia do direito
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• História inglesa e irlandesa

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