Toby Purser
Biographic Data
| ID | 6722232 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Toby Purser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Toby |
| FAMILY NAME | Purser |
| SIGNATURE | PURSER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Twitter (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4417-1608 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Bede or Beowulf ? Reflecting on the Constructed Narratives of Teaching Medieval History in Schools in England
The GCSE syllabus changes from 2014 introduced an element of medieval history across all examination boards. The content and structure of these new topics largely reinforces the traditional stereotypes of Key Stage 2 and 3 school history. Pressures of external examinations combined with insecure teacher specialist knowledge and few opportunities for training do not create a rich pupil experience. The government National Curriculum review (2025) i…
No Country for Old Men? Late Medieval Gentry ‘Communities of the Mind’ in the County of Hampshire
This article examines the armigerous gentry (knights and esquires) that operated in and around the county of Hampshire in the late-fourteenth to mid-fifteenth century. It finds that whilst there was a core of resident knightly families who identified primarily with Hampshire -some for several centuries -there were many other knightly families who held substantial land in Hampshire but rarely engaged politically or socially, identifying with the s…
The Origins of English Feudalism? An Episcopal Land-Grant Revisited
The debate over whether English feudalism developed immediately after the Norman Conquest or early in the twelfth century is still very much alive. The wealth of information contained in Domesday Book actually tells little of the nature of land-holding. Only three private land-grants survive from the reign of the Conqueror. One, the 1085 grant from Bishop Losinga of Hereford to Roger de Lacy, was the subject of a celebrated article by V. H. Galbr…
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The Origins of English Feudalism? An Episcopal Land-Grant Revisited
The debate over whether English feudalism developed immediately after the Norman Conquest or early in the twelfth century is still very much alive. The wealth of information contained in Domesday Book actually tells little of the nature of land-holding. Only three private land-grants survive from the reign of the Conqueror. One, the 1085 grant from Bishop Losinga of Hereford to Roger de Lacy, was the subject of a celebrated article by V. H. Galbr…
No Country for Old Men? Late Medieval Gentry ‘Communities of the Mind’ in the County of Hampshire
This article examines the armigerous gentry (knights and esquires) that operated in and around the county of Hampshire in the late-fourteenth to mid-fifteenth century. It finds that whilst there was a core of resident knightly families who identified primarily with Hampshire -some for several centuries -there were many other knightly families who held substantial land in Hampshire but rarely engaged politically or socially, identifying with the s…
Bede or Beowulf ? Reflecting on the Constructed Narratives of Teaching Medieval History in Schools in England
The GCSE syllabus changes from 2014 introduced an element of medieval history across all examination boards. The content and structure of these new topics largely reinforces the traditional stereotypes of Key Stage 2 and 3 school history. Pressures of external examinations combined with insecure teacher specialist knowledge and few opportunities for training do not create a rich pupil experience. The government National Curriculum review (2025) i…
Medieval Literature and History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · CONQUEST (1 work)