Murder, Justice, and Harmony in an Eighteenth-Century French Village
In 1718, a young woman named Moricette Nayl fought with her brother’s mother-in-law and accidentally killed her. Ruled a homicide, the incident set in motion an investigation, a trial, Moricette's flight from justice, an execution in effigy and, ultimately, the pardon of the killer and her reintegra...
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| description | In 1718, a young woman named Moricette Nayl fought with her brother’s mother-in-law and accidentally killed her. Ruled a homicide, the incident set in motion an investigation, a trial, Moricette's flight from justice, an execution in effigy and, ultimately, the pardon of the killer and her reintegration into the community. Based on the detailed records of the court dossier, this microhistory reveals the social networks of a small town, the history of interpersonal violence, the complex criminal justice system at work, and the power of restoring harmony after a tragedy of this magnitude. An enduring mystery is the reluctance of those closest to the crime to participate in the legal process. An explanation for their silence sheds light on the turmoil of the criminal justice system in France in the decades leading up to the French Revolution. Neither independent feudal lords nor an elite tamed by an Absolutist king, the gentlemen overseeing justice in this place maintained a delicate balance between their personal power and the rule of law. The incident and its aftermath also reveal the bonds that make community possible, even in the face of senseless violence. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1707182026-01-06T05:12:47Z Murder, Justice, and Harmony in an Eighteenth-Century French Village Locklin, Nancy murder victim French legal history complex criminal justice system eighteenth-century France Kergallet village criminal procedure French revolution social networks analysis Young Man microhistory methodology Martin’s Son community reintegration Ville Neuve Material Considerations rural homicide case study Stone Flew Saint Saturnin Solid Resolution Premeditated Homicide Dry Heat Alexis De Toqueville Chopines Bull’s Pasture Haute Auvergne Marly Declaration Baptismal Feasts Microhistorical Approach thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology In 1718, a young woman named Moricette Nayl fought with her brother’s mother-in-law and accidentally killed her. Ruled a homicide, the incident set in motion an investigation, a trial, Moricette's flight from justice, an execution in effigy and, ultimately, the pardon of the killer and her reintegration into the community. Based on the detailed records of the court dossier, this microhistory reveals the social networks of a small town, the history of interpersonal violence, the complex criminal justice system at work, and the power of restoring harmony after a tragedy of this magnitude. An enduring mystery is the reluctance of those closest to the crime to participate in the legal process. An explanation for their silence sheds light on the turmoil of the criminal justice system in France in the decades leading up to the French Revolution. Neither independent feudal lords nor an elite tamed by an Absolutist king, the gentlemen overseeing justice in this place maintained a delicate balance between their personal power and the rule of law. The incident and its aftermath also reveal the bonds that make community possible, even in the face of senseless violence. 2026-01-06T05:12:43Z 2026-01-06T05:12:43Z 2026-01-05T12:47:43Z 2019 book ONIX_20260105T134452_9781000699272_2 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109533 9781000699272 9780367331184 9781000699753 9781000699517 9780429318047 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/170718 eng Routledge Research in Early Modern History open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109533/1/9781000699272.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9780429318047 10.4324/9780429318047 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781000699272 9780367331184 9781000699753 9781000699517 9780429318047 Routledge 132 Oxford open access |
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