Women, Crime, and the Courts in Early Modern England

An extended study of gender and crime in early modern England. It considers the ways in which criminal behaviour and perceptions of criminality were informed by

This book charts the lives of (suspected) thieves, illegitimate mothers and vagrants in early modern Frankfurt. The book highlights the gender differences in re

This concise introduction provides an overview of the state of research on women's history in the early modern period. It emcompasses a guide to the historiogra