Sara M. Butler is Professor of History at Loyola University New Orleans. She has written on the subjects of marital violence, suicide, abortion, and divorce in medieval England. In 2007, she was awarded the Sutherland Prize by the American Society for Legal History.
...by effectively framing the inquest socially and legally, her book makes a convincing case for a fundamental shift in the history of coronership and, opening up a wonderful set of sources, it tables fresh questions about medieval life, justice and knowledge. - Silvia De Renzi, Open University ...for those interested in investigation into violent death and even some illnesses, the book offers interesting insights...The book is very informative and certainly an original contribution tying legal and medical history together. - Barbara A. Hanawalt, Ohio State University, Bulletin of the History of Medicine