A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages

by Rigby, S. H.

• ISBN13: 9780631217855
• ISBN10: 0631217851
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-30
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This authoritative survey of Britain in the later middle ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading international specialists in the field. The volume is broad-ranging, discussing the social, economic, political, religious and cultural history of England, Scotland, and Wales from 1100 to 1500. It also includes full coverage of Ireland during the period. The chapters guide readers through the different perspectives from which historians have approached late medieval Britain and examine ways in which current debates might be resolved. The volume is ideal for upper-level students seeking an overview of the later middle ages and the historiographic controversies surrounding the era. At the same time, the contributions address questions at the leading edge of scholarship, and will therefore also be of interest to advanced researchers in the field.

Author Biography

S. H. Rigby is Reader in History at the University of Manchester. His previous publications include Engels and the Formation of Marxism (1992), English Society in the Later Middle Ages (1995), Chaucer in Context (1996) and Marxism and History (second edition, 1998).

Table of Contents

List of Figures	x
List of Plates	xi
List of Maps	xii
List of Contributors	xiii
Introduction	xvi
Part I Economy and Society in Town and Country	1	(162)
England: Land and People	3	(23)
Bruce M. S. Campbell
England: The Family and the Village Community	26	(21)
Phillipp R. Schofield
England: Towns, Trade and Industry	47	(18)
Richard H. Britnell
England: Popular Politics and Social Conflict	65	(22)
Jane Whittle
S. H. Rigby
England: Women and Gender	87	(20)
Judith M. Bennett
Scotland: Economy and Society	107	(18)
Nicholas J. Mayhew
Wales: Economy and Society	125	(17)
A. D. Carr
Ireland: Economy and Society	142	(21)
Brian Graham
Part II Politics, Government and Law	163	(194)
The British Perspective	165	(18)
Sean Duffy
England: Kingship and the Political Community, c.1100-1272	183	(25)
Ralph V. Turner
England: Kingship and the Political Community, 1272-1377	208	(16)
Scott L. Waugh
England: Kingship and the Political Community, 1377-c.1500	224	(18)
Rosemary Horrox
England: Law, Society and the State	242	(19)
Robert C. Palmer
England: The Nobility and the Gentry	261	(22)
Christine Carpenter
Scotland: Politics, Government and Law	283	(26)
Hector L. MacQueen
Wales: Politics, Government and Law	309	(26)
J. Beverley Smith
Llinos Beverley Smith
Ireland: Politics, Government and Law	335	(22)
James Lydon
Part III The Church and Piety	357	(92)
England: Church and Clergy	359	(22)
David Lepine
England: Piety, Heresy and Anti-clericalism	381	(15)
Matthew Groom
Scotland: Religion and Piety	396	(15)
D. E. R. Watt
Wales: Religion and Piety	411	(19)
Huw Pryce
Ireland: Religion and Piety	430	(19)
Henry A. Jefferies
Part IV Education and Culture	449	(147)
England: Education and Society	451	(21)
Jo Ann H. Moran Cruz
England: Art and Society	472	(25)
Veronica Sekules
England: Literature and Society	497	(24)
S. H. Rigby
Scotland: Culture and Society	521	(20)
Louise O. Fradenburg
Wales: Culture and Society	541	(17)
Susan L. Aronstein
Ireland: Culture and Society	558	(38)
Edel Bhreathnach
Raghnall O Floinn
Bibliography of Secondary Sources	596	(53)
Index	649