Routledge Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation in England

Explore a new perspective on the history of legal medicine with Forensic Medicine and Death Investigation in Medieval England. This volume from the Routledge Research in Medieval Studies series challenges the traditional view that England lagged behind other European authorities in the use of forensic medicine during death investigations. By examining the coroner's inquest, this book provides a detailed look at how death investigations were conducted during the medieval period. It presents the central premise that medical practitioners did participate in these investigations, even if they were not present at every inquest or in the specific cases where modern standards would expect their expertise. This work is an essential resource for those interested in the history of law, medicine, and medieval social structures. It offers a scholarly analysis of the relationship between medical knowledge and the legal processes used to investigate deaths in medieval English society.