The limits of strong government:attempts to control criminality in thirteenth-century England.

This article examines how far centrally-directed structures of peacekeeping influenced communal reactions to criminality in thirteenth-century England, and the extent to which developments in the systems and procedures of criminal justice manifested into tighter control over law and order. It challe...

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Published in:Historical Research Vol. 93; no. 261; pp. 399 - 420
Main Author: Duggan, Kenneth F.
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Published: Oxford University Press / USA 6/16/2020
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