JEAN DUNBABIN is a Fellow of, and tutor at, St Anne's College, University of Oxford. She is also Reader in Medieval History at the University.

'An excellent book.' - Dr John Hudson, University of St Andrews

• Introduction Abbreviations The Late Roman Legacy in Western Europe c. 1000 The Means of Detention in the High Middle Ages Castellans, Jailers and Guards The Keeping of Captives in Private Houses Coercive Captivity Custodial and Punitive Captivity Conditions of Captivity Release from Prison Ecclesiastical Imprisonment Imprisonment and the Medieval Imagination Conclusion Further Reading Index