Cold Water and Hot Iron: Trial by Ordeal in England

Cold Water and Hot Iron: Trial by Ordeal in England

The ordeals of cold water and hot iron as the ordinary methods of trial of crown pleas of felony in medieval England in 1118-1166 are discussed. The purpose of the ordeal may have been to determine guilt or innocence.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of interdisciplinary history 1992-04, Vol.22 (4), p.573-595
Hauptverfasser: Kerr, Margaret H., Forsyth, Richard D., Plyley, Michael J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Body fat
Buoyancy
Cold water
Criminal law
Criminal Law (trial by ordeal)
Great Britain
Guilty verdicts
History
Juries
Jurors
Lungs
Men
Middle Ages
Presentment
Trials
Trials by ordeal
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Zusammenfassung:The ordeals of cold water and hot iron as the ordinary methods of trial of crown pleas of felony in medieval England in 1118-1166 are discussed. The purpose of the ordeal may have been to determine guilt or innocence.
ISSN:0022-1953
1530-9169
DOI:10.2307/205237