Warning: today's episode is about sexual assault.

In the Crown of Aragon, 639 years ago, Violant demanded that authorities in the province of Orihuela pursue justice against a group of Muslims accused of sexual assault of a recent convert to Christianity.

Read more about this document on the episode page on Jonathan's website, https://jonathanseyfried.net/historians-notebook-s1-episodes/e103-apr6

Today's Document:

• Subject: criminal law enforcement in an interfaith context
• Date: April 6, 1387
• Day of the Week: Saturday
• Language: Catalan
• Archival Reference Number: ACA CR R1819 f95r
• Link to PARES
• Place: Barcelona
• Sender: Violant
• Recipients: Paulo Crucadia, Portantveus of Orihuela

Music Credits

The music in this episode is from The Troubadour Dance Instrumental by Melody Ayers-Griffiths