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

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.
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