Christopher Whittick
Biographic Data
| ID | 1594986 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher Whittick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | Whittick |
| SIGNATURE | WHITTICK C |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Sussex County Council |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Charles Kerr, 2nd Baron Teviot (1934–2023)
New Light on the Medieval Gough Map of Britain
Remarkably little is known about the earliest surviving separate-sheet medieval map of Britain that takes its name from its former owner, Richard Gough (1735–1809), and that has been variously dated to between 1300 and 1400, and later. It presents a sophisticated cartographical image at a time when detailed maps of individual regions were almost unknown in Europe, yet nothing is agreed about its possible origins, context (ecclesiastical or secula…
The Thirteenth-Century Visitation Records of the Diocese of Hereford
When visitation of the laity became a regular feature of parish and diocesan life towards the end of the thirteenth century, it relied upon new forms of documentation. Three visitation records of the late thirteenth century from Hereford diocese are edited here, and the character of the documents, produced under the pioneering bishops Thomas Cantilupe and Richard Swinfield, is described and analysed. The authors discuss the reasons for the emerge…
Grave stuff
The recent A.H.R.C.-funded project on ‘Londoners and the law’ has brought to light a case in the court of common pleas in which the executors of Sir John Dallingridge of Bodiam (d. 1408) sued a London mason, John Petit, for failure to deliver to their satisfaction a tomb monument commemorating the deceased knight. The greater part of the contract for the monument was rehearsed in the pleadings, and as a result valuable light is shed on the expect…
The London Hanged
The Charters of Quarr Abbey. Dom S. F. Hockey
Pettyfoggers and Vipers of the Commonwealth
Journal Article Pettyfoggers and Vipers of the Commonwealth: The ‘Lower Branch’ of the Legal Profession in Early Modern England Get access Brooks C. W., Pettyfoggers and Vipers of the Commonwealth: The ‘Lower Branch’ of the Legal Profession in Early Modern England. Cambridge Studies in English Legal History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. xiii, 396 pp. $49.50. Christopher Whittick Christopher Whittick East Sussex Record Office, Lewe…
The Thirteenth-Century Visitation Records of the Diocese of Hereford
When visitation of the laity became a regular feature of parish and diocesan life towards the end of the thirteenth century, it relied upon new forms of documentation. Three visitation records of the late thirteenth century from Hereford diocese are edited here, and the character of the documents, produced under the pioneering bishops Thomas Cantilupe and Richard Swinfield, is described and analysed. The authors discuss the reasons for the emerge…
New Light on the Medieval Gough Map of Britain
Remarkably little is known about the earliest surviving separate-sheet medieval map of Britain that takes its name from its former owner, Richard Gough (1735–1809), and that has been variously dated to between 1300 and 1400, and later. It presents a sophisticated cartographical image at a time when detailed maps of individual regions were almost unknown in Europe, yet nothing is agreed about its possible origins, context (ecclesiastical or secula…
Grave stuff
The recent A.H.R.C.-funded project on ‘Londoners and the law’ has brought to light a case in the court of common pleas in which the executors of Sir John Dallingridge of Bodiam (d. 1408) sued a London mason, John Petit, for failure to deliver to their satisfaction a tomb monument commemorating the deceased knight. The greater part of the contract for the monument was rehearsed in the pleadings, and as a result valuable light is shed on the expect…
Pettyfoggers and Vipers of the Commonwealth
Journal Article Pettyfoggers and Vipers of the Commonwealth: The ‘Lower Branch’ of the Legal Profession in Early Modern England Get access Brooks C. W., Pettyfoggers and Vipers of the Commonwealth: The ‘Lower Branch’ of the Legal Profession in Early Modern England. Cambridge Studies in English Legal History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. xiii, 396 pp. $49.50. Christopher Whittick Christopher Whittick East Sussex Record Office, Lewe…
The Charters of Quarr Abbey. Dom S. F. Hockey
The London Hanged
Grave stuff
The recent A.H.R.C.-funded project on ‘Londoners and the law’ has brought to light a case in the court of common pleas in which the executors of Sir John Dallingridge of Bodiam (d. 1408) sued a London mason, John Petit, for failure to deliver to their satisfaction a tomb monument commemorating the deceased knight. The greater part of the contract for the monument was rehearsed in the pleadings, and as a result valuable light is shed on the expect…
New Light on the Medieval Gough Map of Britain
Remarkably little is known about the earliest surviving separate-sheet medieval map of Britain that takes its name from its former owner, Richard Gough (1735–1809), and that has been variously dated to between 1300 and 1400, and later. It presents a sophisticated cartographical image at a time when detailed maps of individual regions were almost unknown in Europe, yet nothing is agreed about its possible origins, context (ecclesiastical or secula…
The Thirteenth-Century Visitation Records of the Diocese of Hereford
When visitation of the laity became a regular feature of parish and diocesan life towards the end of the thirteenth century, it relied upon new forms of documentation. Three visitation records of the late thirteenth century from Hereford diocese are edited here, and the character of the documents, produced under the pioneering bishops Thomas Cantilupe and Richard Swinfield, is described and analysed. The authors discuss the reasons for the emerge…
Charles Kerr, 2nd Baron Teviot (1934–2023)
History (6 works) · Classics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Medieval Literature and History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art history (2 works)