How Far Did The Legal System Of Medieval England Protect The Interests Of Women?

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For instance, Sarah the wife of Hugh ad Crucem lost her case against Richard Westwode and his wife Godwyne because she failed to explicitly name Godwyne in the plea.[3] Because of these complications women would rarely take a case to the court, for instance in Brigstock women accounted for 41% of crime victims but only 16% appeared in court as plaintiffs...
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From this we can deduce that women either settled matters by other means or dropped them altogether. It may be the case that as court proceeding were so difficult for a woman to use to her advantage she may be reduced to live with the consequences of any wrongs committed against her...
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