The Time for Crime in Castilian Cities at the End of the Middle Ages
When the sky darkened and church bells announced night had fallen in different cities of the medieval kingdom of Castile, criminals found fertile ground for committing various types of crime sheltered by the anonymity of darkness. Immediately, the city authorities took all the necessary measures to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2014-09-01
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| Series: | En la España Medieval |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ELEM/article/view/44456 |
| Summary: | When the sky darkened and church bells announced night had fallen in different cities of the medieval kingdom of Castile, criminals found fertile ground for committing various types of crime sheltered by the anonymity of darkness. Immediately, the city authorities took all the necessary measures to control life at night. In this paper, we will analyze the links between the criminal world and the night to finally reveal the various means utilized by municipalities in order to achieve if only a partial “domestication” of life at night. |
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| ISSN: | 0214-3038 1988-2971 |