A Social History of England, 1200–1500

Bibliographic Data

ID23798271
EditorsRosemary Horrox, W Mark Ormrod
Year2006
Publication date2006-08-10
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueSocial History of England, 1200-1500 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781139167154
OpenAlexW652682755
ISBN9781139167154
LanguageEN
Citations received19

What was life really like in England in the later Middle Ages? This comprehensive introduction explores the full breadth of English life and society in the period 1200-1500. Opening with a survey of historiographical and demographic debates, the book then explores the central themes of later medieval society, including the social hierarchy, life in towns and the countryside, religious belief, and forms of individual and collective identity. Clustered around these themes a series of authoritative essays develop our understanding of other important social and cultural features of the period, including the experience of war, work, law and order, youth and old age, ritual, travel and transport, and the development of writing and reading. Written in an accessible and engaging manner by an international team of leading scholars, this book is indispensable both as an introduction for students and as a resource for specialists.

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Hierarchy · Historiography · Identity (music) · Media studies · Middle Ages · Period (music) · Political science · Reading (process) · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity