Family Law:A Case for Children

Bertha Belmore

A journey through history, the law and society in England with respect to children and asking the question  whether we, as society have acted as reasonably responsible adults to our children.  Is there a case to answer?

  1. 12/16/2025

    Feudalism and the Court of Wards

    Send us a text This is a brief look at the link between the King's feudal rights and the inception of the Court of Wards.

    8 min

  2. 11/25/2025

    The Tudors

    Send us a text Today we begin our journey with the children in the Tudor era.  This is a brief  introduction into the state of affairs at the time, bringing an awareness to the societal challenges that affected not only the children but society as a whole. From all indication this will be a challenging period for the children.

    8 min

  3. 11/11/2025

    Conclusion to the Court of Orphans

    Send us a text This episode serves as a conclusion of the Court of Orphans and the Norman Era. As we maintain our gaze on the court of orphans, we look at the effect their decisions had on the lives of the minors involved.  Bearing in mind the state of the affairs we consider whether or not the vulnerability of the minors involved played any part in the decision making process and the reasonableness of decisions in relation to the children.

    28 min

  4. 10/09/2024

    Court of Orphans Continued

    Send us a text The Court of Orphans is an interesting topic. On one hand we see the law protecting the rights of children but on closer inspection the impact was only on a small scale as the laws applied only to children of Freemen. I am sure I can hear the voice of the children crying out "What about me, this is not fair!"

    18 min

  5. 09/24/2024

    Court of Orphans

    Send us a text This is an introduction to the Court of Orphans before we delve fully into what impact it had on the lives and welfare of children

    12 min

  6. 09/09/2024

    Conclusion to Unnatural Deaths in Children

    Send us a text Today’s episode is a summing up of the topic Unnatural Deaths in Children.  This is not the end of the topic but rather a summarisation of the reasons why one could conclude that there was no justice for children in the Norman Era. The conclusion here I propose is that although the scales of Lady Justice were skewed, somehow, amidst the tumultuous time of the medieval ages there was still the notion that justice needed to be done. Although when administered that justice would be deemed by today’s onlookers as flawed.

    16 min

  7. 07/03/2024

    Norman Era -Unnatural Deaths in Children-Filicide

    Send us a text Here in part 3 of this topic we continue to look at filicide. It is an interesting glimpse into how the law both secular and ecclesiastical dealt with the deaths of children

    16 min

  8. 06/18/2024

    Norman Era- Unnatural Deaths in Children -Filicide

    Send us a text We continue our journey into unnatural deaths of children in the Norman era. We will delve into the act of filicide and its legal repercussions, and the impact  if any on the welfare of the children

    17 min
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A journey through history, the law and society in England with respect to children and asking the question  whether we, as society have acted as reasonably responsible adults to our children.  Is there a case to answer?

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