From England to France

Felony and Exile in the High Middle Ages

William Chester Jordan

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Princeton University Pres
06 June 2017

History; European history; Medieval history; Penology & punishment; Legal history

At the height of the Middle Ages, a peculiar system of perpetual exile--or abjuration--flourished in western Europe. It was a judicial form of exile, not political or religious, and it was meted out to felons for crimes deserving of severe corporal punishment or death. From England to France explores the lives of these men and women who were condemned to abjure the English realm, and draws on their unique experiences to shed light on a medieval legal tradition until now very poorly understood. William Chester Jordan weaves a breathtaking historical tapestry, examining the judicial and administrative processes that led to the abjuration of more than seventy-five thousand English subjects, and recounting the astonishing journeys of the exiles themselves. Some were innocents caught up in tragic circumstances, but many were hardened criminals. Almost every English exile departed from the port of Dover, many bound for the same French village, a place called Wissant. Jordan vividly describes what happened when the felons got there, and tells the stories of the few who managed to return to England, either illegally or through pardons.

From England to France provides new insights into a fundamental pillar of medieval English law and shows how it collapsed amid the bloodshed of the Hundred Years' War.

By: William Chester Jordan
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780691176147
ISBN 10: 0691176140
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 06 June 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Chester Jordan is the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. His books include A Tale of Two Monasteries: Westminster and Saint-Denis in the Thirteenth Century and Unceasing Strife, Unending Fear: Jacques de Therines and the Freedom of the Church in the Age of the Last Capetians (both Princeton).

Reviews for From England to France: Felony and Exile in the High Middle Ages

[A] fascinating study ... The vivid detail conjured out of the records and the author's general mastery of so many aspects of medieval law and culture make it a revealing and compelling model of history 'from below'. ?Mark Ormrod, History Today [T]he author writes with sparkle and humor. --Choice [A] compelling study... This book is a rare treat in all its travels. --Sean L. Field, Speculum Very few scholars who have dealt with abjurers have tried to imagine what happened to them once they passed out of the kingdom. Jordan, with his rich knowledge of French social and economic history, does a very good job of sketching what their fates might have been. --James Given, American Historical Review Jordan writes elegantly and engagingly... One is never lost. He talks to his readers in an intimate style and guides them through the subject with real skill. This book should be required corrective reading for all those who would subscribe to the 'Merrie England' school of history. It will bring that reader up short. --Stephen Church, Catholic Historical Review An enlightening account of one of the most marginalized groups in medieval society: felons who avoided execution by adjuring the English realm... A wonderful contribution both to the problem of marginalization and difference in the Middle Ages, and to our understanding of the causes and consequences of medieval mobility. --Sharon Farmer, H-France Review