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Seeking sanctuary : crime, mercy, and politics in English courts, 1400-1550 /

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Seeking Sanctuary' explores a curious aspect of premodern English law, the right of felons to shelter in a church or ecclesiastical precinct, remaining safe from arrest and trial in the king's courts. This is the first volume in more than a century to examine sanctuary in England in the fi...

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Main Author: McSheffrey, Shannon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > Medieval period, 1066-1485.
Asylum, Right of > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Church history > 15th century.

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Call Number: DA176 .M37 2017
 
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