Table of Contents

Contents: Outlaws, outlawry, and the complexities of language and practice – Outlawry, exile, and banishment in Anglo-Saxon England – Outlawry, exile, and imprisonment in Norman and Anglo-Norman governance and law – Outlawry, kingship and legal reform during the reign of Henry II – Outlawry, abjuration, and imprisonment up to the personal rule of Henry III – Henry III and the customs, laws, and politics of outlawry and imprisonment during the thirteenth century – Edwardian legislation, the end of the eyre, and the position of outlawry at the end of the thirteenth century – Reassessing outlawry in governance and law in medieval England.

About the Author

Melissa Sartore received her BA in history and her MA in European history from Western Illinois University. She was awarded her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently Assistant Professor of History at West Virginia University Institute of Technology.