This collection presents new and original research on the long thirteenth century, from c.1180-c.1330, including England's relations with Wales and Ireland. The range of topics embraces royal authority and its assertion and limitation, the great royal inquests and judicial reform of the reign of Edward I, royal manipulation of noble families, weakening royal administration at the end of the century, sex and love in the upper levels of society, monastic/lay relations, and the administration of building projects. Contributors: RUTH BLAKELY, NICOLA COLDSTREAM, BETH HARTLAND, CHARLES INSLEY, ANDY KING, SAMANTHA LETTERS, JOHN MADDICOTT, MARC MORRIS, ANTHONY MUSSON, DAVID A. POSTLES, MICHAEL PRESTWICH, SANDRA G. RABAN, BJORN WEILER, JOCELYN WOGAN-BROWN, ROBERT WRIGHT. THE EDITORS are all in the Department of History, University of Durham.
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As usual the conference publication contributes to the various themes and debates current in thirteenth-century English studies and continues to challenge received wisdom in a number of areas. It is a necessary addition for any scholar working in this field. NOTTINGHAM MEDIEVAL STUDIES

Details
First Published: 27 Mar 2003
13 Digit ISBN: 9780851155753
Pages: 240
Size: 23.4 x 15.6
Binding: Hardback
Imprint: Boydell Press
Series:
Thirteenth Century EnglandSubject:
Medieval HistoryBIC Class: HBLC1
Details updated on 02 Sep 2010
Contents
- 1 '1258' and '1297': Some Comparisons and Contrasts
- 2 Symbolism and Politics in the Reign of Henry III
- 3 Edward I's Other Inquiries
- 4 Edward I and Petitions relating to Ireland
- 5 Rehabilitation and Reconstruction? Legal Professionals in the 1290s
- 6 The 'Murder' of an English Earldom? Roger IV Bigod and Edward I
- 7 The Scottish Bruses and the English Crown c.1200-1290
- 8 Bandits, Robbers and Schavaldours: War and Disorder in Northumberland in the Reign of Edward II
- 9 How to Marry Your Wife with Chastity, Honour, and Fin' Amor in Thirteenth-Century England
- 10 An Everyday Story of Knightly Folk
- 11 The Wilderness Years of Llywelyn the Great
- 12 Pittances and Pittancers
- 13 'Casting Down the Altars and Levelling Everything Before the Ploughshare'? The Expansion and Evolution of the Grange Estates of Kirkstall Abbeyof Kirkstall Abbey
- 14 Architectural Designers in the Thirteenth Century
- 15 Markets and Fairs in Medieval England: a New Resource