MEDIEVAL ENGLAND HAD A DEFAMATION PROBLEM: HOW PEOPLE USED THE LAW TO FIGHT RUMOURS, INSULTS AND RIVALS

A tapestry from the 16th century showing legal matters being discussed. Musée de Cluny For medieval people, reputation was paramount.

Arts + Culture – The Conversatio reports that a tapestry from the 16th century showing legal matters being discussed.

The report adds: Musée de Cluny For medieval people, reputation was paramount.

To be considered reliable, reputable and respectable was important at all levels of society, from the king to the peasantry.

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