After Norman made a conquest of England in 1066 and it entered the feudal society, the legal system has gradually transformed from Germanic law to common law.In the system of common law, women''s property rights were drastically reduced, and the sharp decline in the status of women was manifested in the inheritance system.At the same time, the concern of the Canon law to the family and the pursuit of Equity law alleviated the disadvantaged position of women on the issue of inheritance to some extent.This article, through studying the situation of the inheritance rights of the aristocratic women in the medieval England, finds the social status and living conditions of women in medieval England.%1066年诺曼征服后,英格兰进入封建社会,法律制度也从日耳曼法逐步过渡到普通法.普通法体系中,妇女的财产权利被大幅缩减,妇女地位急剧下降突出表现在继承制度上.与此同时,教会法对家庭的关切和衡平法对公平正义的追求,一定程度上缓解了妇女在继承问题上的弱势地位.通过对中世纪英格兰贵族妇女在家庭继承权利状况的研究,一窥中世纪英格兰妇女的社会地位和生活状况.
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