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Captivity and Imprisonment in Medieval Europe, 1000-1300

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Jean Dunbabin

    1. St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, UK

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Part of the book series: Medieval Culture and Society (MECUSO)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 1-17

  3. The Late Roman Legacy in Western Europe

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 18-31

  4. The Means of Detention in the High Middle Ages

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 32-45

  5. Castellans, Jailers and Guards

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 46-61

  6. The Keeping of Captives in Private Houses

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 62-79

  7. Coercive Captivity

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 80-97

  8. Custodial and Punitive Captivity

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 98-113

  9. Conditions of Captivity

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 114-129

  10. Release from Prison

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 130-143

  11. Ecclesiastical Imprisonment

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 144-158

  12. Imprisonment and the Medieval Imagination

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 159-169

  13. Conclusion

    • Jean Dunbabin
    Pages 170-174

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 175-207
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About this book

This book explores the growing importance of prisons, both lay and ecclesiastical, in western Europe between 1000 and 1300. It attempts to explain what captors hoped to achieve by restricting the liberty of others, the means of confinement available to them, and why there was an increasingly close link between captivity and suspected criminal activity. It discusses conditions within prisons, the means of release open to some captives, and writing in or about prison.

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'An excellent book.' - Dr John Hudson, University of St Andrews

Authors and Affiliations

  • St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, UK

    Jean Dunbabin

About the author

JEAN DUNBABIN is a Fellow of, and tutor at, St Anne's College, University of Oxford. She is also Reader in Medieval History at the University.

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