In today’s podcast episode, I speak with Dr. Shannon McSheffrey about the Consistory court in late medieval London. This was a religious court where cases related to marriage and divorce, defamation, debt and other issues which fell under the jurisdiction of canon law were decided. In our discussion, we consider how we can use such cases to explore the lives of women in late medieval London.

Women and Gender in Medieval Europe
Women and Gender in Medieval Europe
Women and the Courts
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