Companion To Britain In The Later Middle Ages, A

Description:
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.

Review:
'General readers and students ... will find a sure guide to the ideas and information that their interest or study will require. This is a very impressive product from an ambitious project.' Welsh History Review

Table of Contents:
List of Figures. List of Plates. List of Maps. List of Contributors. Introduction. Part I: Economy and Society in Town and Country. 1. England: Land and People (Bruce M.S. Campbell) 2. England: The Family and the Village Community (Phillipp R. Schofield) 3. England: Towns, Trade and Industry (Richard H. Britnell) 4. England: Popular Politics and Social Conflict (Jane Whittle and S. H. Rigby) 5. England: Women and Gender (Judith M. Bennett) 6. Scotland: Economy and Society (Nicholas J. Maybew) 7. Wales: Economy and Society) 8. Ireland: Economy and Society (Brian Graham) Part II: Politics, Government and Law. 9. The British Perspective (Sean Duffy) 10. England: Kingship and the Political Community, c.1100-1272 (Ralph V. Turner) 11. England: Kingship and the Political Community, 1272-1377 (Scott L. Waugh) 12. England: Kingship and the Political Community, 1377-c.1500 (Rosemary Horrox) 13. England: Law Society and the State (Robert C. Palmer) 14. England: The Nobility and the Gentry (Christine Carpenter) 15. Scotland: Politics, Government and Law (Hector L. MacQueen) 16. Wales: Politics, Government and Law (J. Beverley Smith and Llinos Beverley Smith) 17. Ireland: Politics, Government and Law (James Lydon) Part III: The Church and Piety. 18. England: Church and Clergy (David Lepine) 19. England: Piety, Heresy and Anti-clericalism (Matthew Groom) 20. Scotland: Religion and Piety (D.E.R. Watt) 21. Wales: Religion and Piety (Huw Pryce) 22. Ireland: Religion and Piety (Henry A. Jefferies) Part IV: Education and Culture. 23. England: Education and Society (Jo Ann H. Moran Cruz) 24. England: Art and Society (Veronica Sekules) 25. England: Literature and Society (S.H. Rigby) 26. Scotland: Culture and Society (Louise O. Fradenburg) 27. Wales: Culture and Society (Susan L. Aronstein) 28. Ireland: Culture and Society (Edel Bhreathnach and Raghmall O Floinn) Bibliography of Secondary Sources. Index.

Author Biography:
Dr Stephen 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).