Law and disorder in early modern Wales : crime and authority in the Denbighshire Courts, c.1660-1730 / Sharon Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Sharon, 1967-

Series:

Studies in Welsh history ; 28.

Studies in Welsh history ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Wales--Denbighshire--History--17th century.

Crime.

Crime--Wales--Denbighshire--History--18th century.

Court records--Wales--Denbighshire--History--17th century.

Court records.

Court records--Wales--Denbighshire--History--18th century.

Law--Wales--Denbighshire--History--17th century--Archival resources.

Law.

Law--Wales--Denbighshire--History--18th century--Archival resources.

Criminal courts--Wales--Denbighshire--History--17th century--Archival resources.

Criminal courts.

Criminal courts--Wales--Denbighshire--History--18th century--Archival resources.

History.

Archival resources.

Wales--Denbighshire.

Physical Description:

xxii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2008.

Contents:

I English law and Welsh courts in a border county 30

II Violence and its social contexts 52

III Investigating theft 97

IV Contesting authority: governance, politics and religion 142

V Contentious neighbours and local disputes 187

VI Experiences of authority at the margins of society 221.

Notes:

"Published on behalf of the History and Law Committee of the Board of Celtic Studies."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [264]-283) and index.

ISBN:

9780708319949

0708319947

OCLC:

190967444