Life in Medieval Landscapes presents new studies on key themes in
the economic and social history of the medieval landscape. The book
draws together papers by medieval historians and archaeologists,
with contributions by leading scholars in each field. The first
part explores the nature of landscape regions in Britain and
Ireland. Chapters explore the use and experience of different types
of landscapes including marshlands, uplands, woodland and
woodpasture. The papers analyse a wide variety of sources from
detailed archival work on medieval records to place-names,
archaeological survey and the study of veteran trees. A particular
theme in several papers is the exploration of social, economic and
spatial marginality. The second part presents new studies of labour
and lordship. The contributions focus on medieval England,
including aspects of the land market before the Black Death, the
organisation of village communities, and how changing settlements
related to demography and occupations. There is a particular focus
on understanding the lives of peasants and labourers. The main
themes of the book reflect the interests of Professor Harold Fox,
whose death in 2007 was marked by a number of conferences in
different parts of the UK. The papers in this volume have been
offered by Harold's colleagues, friends and former research
students as a tribute to his work. They showcase some of the best
research in the fields of medieval landscape and social history.
Contributors include Chris Dyer, Bruce Campbell, Andrew Fleming,
Della Hooke, Jem Harrison, Ros Faith, Peter Herring, Mark Gardiner,
Angus Winchester, Andrew Jackson, Alan Fox, Mark Page, Mike
Thompson, Mike Thornton, Matt Tompkins, Penelope Upton and Richard
Jones.
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