The Court of Orphans is an interesting topic. On one hand we see the law protecting the rights of children but on closer inspection the impact was only on a small scale as the laws applied only to children of Freemen. I am sure I can hear the v...

This is an introduction to the Court of Orphans before we delve fully into what impact it had on the lives and welfare of children

Today’s episode is a summing up of the topic Unnatural Deaths in Children.  This is not the end of the topic but rather a summarisation of the reasons why one could conclude that there was no justice for children in the Norman Era. The con...

Here in part 3 of this topic we continue to look at filicide. It is an interesting glimpse into how the law both secular and ecclesiastical dealt with the deaths of children 

We continue our journey into unnatural deaths of children in the Norman era. We will delve into the act of filicide and its legal repercussions, and the impact  if any on the welfare of the children