David Simpkin
Biographic Data
| ID | 2291886 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Simpkin |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Simpkin |
| SIGNATURE | SIMPKIN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The English ‘Proto‐Gentry’ in the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II
Recent research suggests that the 13th and 14th centuries were key to the development and formation of gentry identity in later medieval England. Notions of gentility certainly existed in this period; yet the term ‘gentry’ as used by modern historians is a construct and the divergent historiographical traditions within gentry studies make it difficult to ascertain with any certitude who the gentry were, how they perceived themselves and the world…
Teaching & Learning Guide for
This guide accompanies the following article: The English ‘Proto‐Gentry’ in the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II’, History Compass 10/12 (2012): pp. 918‐929, [DOI]: 10.1111/hic3.12016 Author’s Introduction The English aristocracy played a fundamental role, in partnership with the Crown, in governing later medieval England and defending the realm’s interests in war. While the wealthiest members of the aristocracy, the nobility (earls and barons), …
The Anglo-Norman Language and its Contexts
Collection examining the Anglo-Norman language in a variety of texts and contexts, in military, legal, literary and other forms.
New Regime, New Army? Henry IV's Scottish Expedition of 1400
The Galloway roll (1300)
The Galloway roll is one of eighteen extant English rolls of arms dating from the reign of King Edward I. Drawn up at the height of that king's wars, it commemorates around 250 knights who served in south-west Scotland in 1300. It is the first armorial of its type to record the names of a large number of knights bachelor and to arrange them into the retinues in which they served. This article considers how this roll of arms came into being, what …
England and Scotland in the Fourteenth Century
The English ‘Proto‐Gentry’ in the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II
Recent research suggests that the 13th and 14th centuries were key to the development and formation of gentry identity in later medieval England. Notions of gentility certainly existed in this period; yet the term ‘gentry’ as used by modern historians is a construct and the divergent historiographical traditions within gentry studies make it difficult to ascertain with any certitude who the gentry were, how they perceived themselves and the world…
England and Scotland in the Fourteenth Century
The Galloway roll (1300)
The Galloway roll is one of eighteen extant English rolls of arms dating from the reign of King Edward I. Drawn up at the height of that king's wars, it commemorates around 250 knights who served in south-west Scotland in 1300. It is the first armorial of its type to record the names of a large number of knights bachelor and to arrange them into the retinues in which they served. This article considers how this roll of arms came into being, what …
The Anglo-Norman Language and its Contexts
Collection examining the Anglo-Norman language in a variety of texts and contexts, in military, legal, literary and other forms.
New Regime, New Army? Henry IV's Scottish Expedition of 1400
The English ‘Proto‐Gentry’ in the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II
Recent research suggests that the 13th and 14th centuries were key to the development and formation of gentry identity in later medieval England. Notions of gentility certainly existed in this period; yet the term ‘gentry’ as used by modern historians is a construct and the divergent historiographical traditions within gentry studies make it difficult to ascertain with any certitude who the gentry were, how they perceived themselves and the world…
Teaching & Learning Guide for
This guide accompanies the following article: The English ‘Proto‐Gentry’ in the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II’, History Compass 10/12 (2012): pp. 918‐929, [DOI]: 10.1111/hic3.12016 Author’s Introduction The English aristocracy played a fundamental role, in partnership with the Crown, in governing later medieval England and defending the realm’s interests in war. While the wealthiest members of the aristocracy, the nobility (earls and barons), …
History (6 works) · Classics (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Genealogy (3 works) · Gentry (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medieval Literature and History (3 works)