Charlotte Garside
Women in Chancery : an analysis of Chancery as a court of redress for women in late seventeenth century England
Garside, Charlotte
Authors
Contributors
Peter H. (Peter Hamish) Wilson
Supervisor
Professor Briony McDonagh B.McDonagh@hull.ac.uk
Supervisor
Amanda Bevan
Supervisor
Amanda L. Capern
Supervisor
Abstract
The early-modern Court of Chancery has been hailed as a court of law unique in patriarchal England for its recognition of women’s legal rights. This thesis is based on detailed quantitative and qualitative research into women’s use of the Court of Chancery in the late seventeenth century, to assess if and how it served as a court of redress for women. The thesis also contributes to the growing historiography using court records to understand and interpret the everyday lives of women in early-modern society. The research not only reveals the role of Chancery as a women’s court of redress, but adds to the discussion of the lives of women in the patriarchal society of seventeenth-century England. It may encourage more historians of early-modern society, culture, family and women to utilise the voluminous and underutilised Chancery litigation records.
Citation
Garside, C. (2019). Women in Chancery : an analysis of Chancery as a court of redress for women in late seventeenth century England. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222452
Thesis Type | Thesis |
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Deposit Date | Jun 22, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 23, 2023 |
Keywords | History |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222452 |
Additional Information | Department of History, The University of Hull |
Award Date | Jun 1, 2019 |
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