Marginal Landscapes and the Medieval English Economy
Marginal Landscapes and the Medieval English Economy By Mark Page XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: The economic and social significance of non-arable landscapes in…
Wills of Men and Women in Canterbury and York 1380-1800
What proportion of wills were left by women? How did this vary geographically, over time and by social status?
Luxury and ultra-luxury consumption in later Medieval and Early Modern Dress: relative values of woollen textiles in the Low Countries and England, 1350-1550
Luxury and ultra-luxury consumption in later Medieval and Early Modern Dress: relative values of woollen textiles in the Low Countries and England, 1350-1550…
Citizenship through the perspective of borders and frontiers
Citizenship through the perspective of borders and frontiers By Steven G. Ellis Citizenship in Historical Perspective, edited by Steven G. Ellis, Guðmundur Hálfdanarson and Ann…
The Merchant credit in Coventry of late Middle Ages
The Merchant credit in Coventry of late Middle Ages By Makarov Andrei Alexandrovitch XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: It is well…
The Medieval Account Books of the Mercers of London
The Medieval Account Books of the Mercers of London: An Edition and Translation By Lisa Jefferson Ashgate Publishing, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-7546-6404-8 As the…
The Crown and the Lollards in Later Medieval England
The Crown and the Lollards in Later Medieval England By Attila Bárány Tolerance and Intolerance in Historical Perspective, edited by Csaba Lévai and Vasile Vese (University of…
“Seeking Castles in Spain”: Sir Hugh Calveley and the Free Companies Intervention in Iberian Warfare (1366-1369)
“Seeking Castles in Spain”: Sir Hugh Calveley and the Free Companies Intervention in Iberian Warfare (1366-1369) By L.J. Andrew Villalon Crusades, Condottieri, Codes,…
Some lexical collocational patterns in Late Middle English legal texts
Some lexical collocational patterns in Late Middle English legal texts By Luis Iglesias-Rábade Miscelanea: A Journal of English and American Studies, Vol. 35 (2007)…
“I do not wish to be called auctour, but the pore compilatour”: the plight of the medieval vernacular poet
“I do not wish to be called auctour, but the pore compilatour”: the plight of the medieval vernacular poet By Graham D. Caie Miscelanea:…
The changing role of “support” an “contiguity”: The hidden facet of the preposition “on” in Old English
The changing role of “support” an “contiguity”: The hidden facet of the preposition “on” in Old English By Carmen Guarddon Anelo Journal of English…
Abuse and authority in the Chester cycle: A socially-based discourse
Abuse and authority in the Chester Cycle: A socially-based discourse By Begoña Crespo García Journal of English Studies, Vol.4 (2003/4) Abstract: The aim of this…
Fighting for Fun? What Was At Stake in Formal Deeds of Arms of the 14th Century?
My focus will be on a few specific formal — that is ceremonious and ostensibly friendly — ‘deeds of arms’ described by Jean Froissart, a prolific 14th century writer with an intense admiration for ‘deeds of arms’ and chivalry.
Les représentations du pouvoir dans la broderie de Bayeux (XIe siècle)
Les représentations du pouvoir dans la broderie de Bayeux (XIe siècle) By Philippe Lardin Histoire, Images, Imaginaire, edited by Pascal Dupuy (University of Pisa, 2002) Abstract: La…
Cistercian Nuns, Cause Papers, and the York Consistory Court in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
Cistercian Nuns, Cause Papers, and the York Consistory Court in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries By Elizabeth Freeman Australia & New Zealand Law &…
Legal Landmarks: The Architecture of Justice in late medieval England
Legal Landmarks: The Architecture of Justice in late medieval England By Anthony Musson Australia & New Zealand Law & History E-Journal, vol.2 (2006) Introduction: This…
The Little Grey Horse: Henry V’s Speech at Agincourt and the Battle Exhortation in Ancient Historiography
Speeches by generals to their army are of different kinds. One type is the speech—deliberative or exhortative—delivered at what is often called a syllogos, i.e. a meeting of the army held in some convenient place resembling an assembly place where, for example, the men can stand or sit in a horseshoe facing the speaker.
New evidence of noble and gentry piety in fifteenth-century England and Wales
New evidence of noble and gentry piety in fifteenth-century England and Wales By Peter D. Clarke Journal of Medieval History, Vol.34:1 (2008) Abstract: There…
Deer and Deer Farming in Medieval England
Deer and Deer Farming in Medieval England By Jean Birrell Agricultural History Review, Vol.40:2 (1992) Abstract: The deer in the parks, chases and forests…
“A Thousand Years of Deceit”: The New Debate Surrounding the Authenticity of Asser’s Life of King Alfred
A great deal of modern scholarship pertaining to the reign of Alfred the Great (871-899) rests upon the Life of King Alfred, a biography purported to have been written by Asser, a Welshman from St. David’s, in or shortly after AD 893.
Shifting categories of the social harms associated with alcohol: examples from late medieval and early modern England
Shifting categories of the social harms associated with alcohol: examples from late medieval and early modern England By Jessica Warner American Journal of…
Population change in medieval Warwickshire: Domesday Book to the Hundred Rolls of 1279–1280
Population change in medieval Warwickshire: Domesday Book to the Hundred Rolls of 1279–1280 By Trevor John Local Population Studies, No. 59 (1997) Synopsis: Reassessing…
The Murder of Henry Clement and the Pirates of Lundy Island
The Murder of Henry Clement and the Pirates of Lundy Island By Frederick M. Powicke Ways of medieval life and thought, by Frederick…
The Sea as European Diplomatic, Political and Economical Battlefield in the Times of the Hundred Years War
The Sea as European Diplomatic, Political and Economical Battlefield in the Times of the Hundred Years War By Raphaela Averkorn The Sea in European…
The Taming of a Turbulent Earl: Henry I and William of Warenne
The Taming of a Turbulent Earl: Henry I and William of Warenne By C. Warren Hollister Historical Reflections/Reflexions Historiques, Vol 3:1 (1976) Synopsis:…