Ralph B. Pugh

Imprisonment in Medieval England

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Produktbeschreibung

This study traces the subject to the reign of Henry VIII.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9780521089043
• ISBN-10: 0521089042
• Artikelnr.: 25043753

Inhaltsangabe

1. The earlier uses of imprisonment
2. The later uses of imprisonment
3. The imprisonment of clerks, serfs, and Jews
4. County gaols
5. Municipal and franchise prisons
6. 'National', 'bishops'', and other special prisons
7. The custody of prisons and prisoners
8. The gaoler's remuneration and conduct
9. Commitment, bail, and enlargement
10. Escapes and their consequences for the escaper
11. The consequences of escapes for the gaoler
12. The earlier history of gaol delivery
13. The later history of gaol delivery
14. Exceptional types of gaol delivery and the conduct of trial
15. The welfare of prisoners
16. The maintenance of prison buildings
17. The structure and contents of prison buildings
18. Monastic imprisonment
19. Conclusion.