Social Roles and Status of Women in a Norfolk small market Town Heacham 1276-1324
The objective of this paper is to measure the involvement of women in the Heacham local food and drink market and to assess the social differentiation among these working women mentioned in the 43 leet courts (1276-1324 ca.)
Women, the Marketplace, and the Borough Courts: Evidence from Fourteenth-Century Colchester
By examining the frequency and types of infractions for which women were cited at court and, additionally, the complaints women brought in the first half of the fourteenth century, this essay aims to explore the legal and cultural implications of women’s representation in the borough courts.
CONFERENCES: Arnold Fitz Thedmar: an Early London chronicler
Another fascinating paper given at the Institute for Historical Research in central London. For those of you interested in chronicles, urban history and London, this paper was definitely for you. Ian Stone discussed his dissertation about thirteenth century London through the eyes of wealthy Alderman, Arnold Fitz Thedmar.
Medieval Museum in Waterford wins awards
Congratulations to the Waterford Medieval Museum for winning ‘Best Heritage Project’ and ‘Best Public Building’ from the Local Authority Members Awards
St. Augustine’s Tower – Hackney, London
My trip to St. Augustine’s Tower in Hackney, London.
A Castellan Claims his Castles: Textualization of Claims in Eleventh-Century Aquitaine
The Conventum inter Guillelmum Aquitanorum Comitem et Hugonem Chilarchum is a 340-line, highly descriptive document of claims, counter-claims, and often violent conflicts, all revolving around property, between Hugh of Lusignan and Count William of Aquitaine, written by an unidentified author and scribe.
Historian uncovers evidence of football match from 1320
A recently discovered court roll has uncovered evidence that the game of football was played as early as 1320 in the town of Hollesley in Suffolk, England.
Society and Settlement in Glendalough and the Vartry before 1650
Glendalough and the Vartry yielded some of its secrets in these last four years and I became aware of its many unique aspects and the fact that the island viewpoints ofthe general political historian were not necessarily appropriate.
Problems with medieval Welsh local administration – the case of the maenor and the maenol
This article proposes to look more closely at one level of this emergent Welsh territorial order, namely, the level of the maenor/maenol.
Parochialization and patterns of patronage in 11th-century Sussex
Parochialization and patterns of patronage in 11th-century Sussex By Neil S. Rushton Sussex Archaeological Collections, Vol. 137 (1999) Abstract: The 11th century was…
Somerset Extensive Urban Survey – Bridgwater Archaeological Assessment
Somerset Extensive Urban Survey – Bridgwater Archaeological Assessment By Clare Gathercole English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey, 2001 Introduction: This report forms one of…
Essex c.700 – 1066
Essex c.700 – 1066 By Stephen Rippon The archaeology of Essex: proceedings of the 1993 Writtle Conference, edited Owen Benson (Chelmsford, 1996) Introduction:…
Stamford: The Development of an Anglo-Scandinavian Borough
Stamford: The Development of an Anglo-Scandinavian Borough By Christine Mahany and David Roffe Anglo-Norman Studies 5: Proceedings of Battle Conference 1982 (Bury St.…
Oxford Carpenters, 1370-1530
Oxford Carpenters, 1370-1530 By Eric A. Gee Oxoniensia, Vol. 17-18 (1952-3) Introduction: For some time past much interest has been centred on the…
The urbanizing of Staffordshire: the first phases
The urbanizing of Staffordshire: the first phases By Christopher Dyer Staffordshire Studies, Vol.14 (2002) Synopsis: The aim of this lecture is to highlight…
Taxations of Colchester, A.D. 1296 and 1301
Taxations of Colchester, A.D. 1296 and 1301 By George Rickword Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, New Series 9 (1903-5) Introduction: Among the…
The Lost Village of Andreschurch
The Lost Village of Andreschurch By A.E. Brown Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol.77 (2003) Abstract: Reasons are given for…
New light on the colonisation of Nyland/Uusimaa
New light on the colonisation of Nyland/Uusimaa By Georg Haggrén & Henrik Jansson Ennen Ja Nyt, Vol.4 (2004) Introduction: Especially the late Iron Age but…
Mediaeval Colchester’s Lost Landmarks
Mediaeval Colchester’s Lost Landmarks By John Ashdown-Hill Breedon Books, 2009 ISBN: 978 1 85983 686 6 Colchester is proud of being the ‘Britain’s…
Migrant Society to Island Nation: Sicily
Migrant Society to Island Nation: Sicily By Charles Dalli Immigration and emigration in historical perspective, edited by Ann Katherine Isaacs (Pisa University Press, 2007)…
Exile as evidence of civic identity in Florence in the time of Dante: some examples
Exile as evidence of civic identity in Florence in the time of Dante: some examples By Fabrizio Ricciardelli Reti Medievali – Rivista, Vol, 5…
Early Castles in the Medieval Landscape of Rutland
Early Castles in the Medieval Landscape of Rutland By Oliver Creighton Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol. 73 (1999) Abstract:…
Historical landscape research and regional institutional history in the transition debate. A case study in coastal Flanders
Historical landscape research and regional institutional history in the transition debate. A case study in coastal Flanders By Dries Tys XIV International Economic History…
The Use of History in Late Medieval Guidebooks to Rome
The Use of History in Late Medieval Guidebooks to Rome By Timo Saastamoinen XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: As people consider…
Cross-trade skills and business strategies: personal itineraries between medicine and metallurgy in Middle Ages and early modern Europe
Cross-trade skills and business strategies: personal itineraries between medicine and metallurgy in Middle Ages and early modern Europe By Liliane Hilaire-Pérez and Catherine…