Criminal-inquisitorial trials in English church courts : from the middle ages to the reformation / Henry Ansgar Kelly.

Washington : The Catholic University of America Press, [2023]

x, 471 pages ; 24 cm.

"In this book, Henry Ansgar Kelly, a noted forensic historian, describes the reception and application of inquisition in England from the thirteenth century onwards and analyzes all levels of trial proceedings, both minor and major, from accusations of sexual offenses and cheating on tithes to matters of religious dissent. He covers the trials of the Knights Templar early in the fourteenth century and the prosecutions of followers of John Wyclif at the end of the century. He details how the alleged crimes of "criminous clerics" were handled, and demonstrates that the judicial actions concerning Henry VIII's marriages were inquisitions in which the king himself and his queens were defendants"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Kelly, Henry Ansgar, 1934- Criminal-inquisitorial trials in English church courts Washington : The Catholic University of America Press, 2023

English

January 18, 2024

Studies in medieval and early modern canon law.

Includes bibliographical references and index.