Approaching Records of the Household and Wardrobe: The Royal Accounts of Thirteenth-Century England
By Abigail S. Armstrong
Routledge
ISBN: 978-1-032-26755-5
The Household and Wardrobe Accounts are English records that document the daily needs of the king and his family. This book serves as a guide to these sources, showing how they can be used and what valuable insights they offer into medieval government.
Excerpt:
This book focuses on the accounts of the long thirteenth century from the reign of King John (1199-1216) until the death of Edward I in 1307. It was decided to focus on the household and wardrobe accounts of this century – rather than the medieval corpus in its entirety – because of the changes in practices, departments and roles that took place.
Who is this book for?
This short book begins by explaining what these accounts are and how historians can use them. It then offers two case studies based on records connected to Queens Eleanor of Provence and Margaret of France.
This is an excellent introduction to an important set of royal records, and it will be a useful resource for those studying English administration in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. It also pairs well with Approaching Pipe Rolls: The Thirteenth Century.
Yay! My copies have finally arrived 😁 so happy to see it in print
Contains introductory chapters on the records as well as a chapter on Margaret of France’s household diet account from 1307 and (of course!) another chapter on (my favourite document of all time) Eleanor of Provence’s ring account
Approaching Records of the Household and Wardrobe: The Royal Accounts of Thirteenth-Century England
By Abigail S. Armstrong
Routledge
ISBN: 978-1-032-26755-5
The Household and Wardrobe Accounts are English records that document the daily needs of the king and his family. This book serves as a guide to these sources, showing how they can be used and what valuable insights they offer into medieval government.
Excerpt:
This book focuses on the accounts of the long thirteenth century from the reign of King John (1199-1216) until the death of Edward I in 1307. It was decided to focus on the household and wardrobe accounts of this century – rather than the medieval corpus in its entirety – because of the changes in practices, departments and roles that took place.
Who is this book for?
This short book begins by explaining what these accounts are and how historians can use them. It then offers two case studies based on records connected to Queens Eleanor of Provence and Margaret of France.
This is an excellent introduction to an important set of royal records, and it will be a useful resource for those studying English administration in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. It also pairs well with Approaching Pipe Rolls: The Thirteenth Century.
The Author
Abigail Armstrong is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hamburg. You can learn more about her research here, read some of her works here, and follow her on X/Twitter or BlueSky.
You can learn more about this book from the publisher’s website.
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