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The Fifteenth-Century Inquisitions Post Mortem: A Companion
Michael Hicks (Ed.)
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Description for The Fifteenth-Century Inquisitions Post Mortem: A Companion
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Essays offering a guide to a vital source for our knowledge of medieval England. The Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) at the National Archives have been described as the single most important source for the study of landed society in later medieval England. Inquisitions were local enquiries into the lands heldby people of some status, in order to discover whatever income and rights were due to the crown on their death, and provide details both of the lands themselves and whoever held them. This book explores in detail for the first time the potential of IPMs as sources for economic, ... Read more
Essays offering a guide to a vital source for our knowledge of medieval England. The Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) at the National Archives have been described as the single most important source for the study of landed society in later medieval England. Inquisitions were local enquiries into the lands heldby people of some status, in order to discover whatever income and rights were due to the crown on their death, and provide details both of the lands themselves and whoever held them. This book explores in detail for the first time the potential of IPMs as sources for economic, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843837121
SKU
V9781843837121
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About Michael Hicks (Ed.)
MICHAEL HICKS, the academic director, is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Winchester and author of Richard III: The Self-Made King (Yale, 2019), among many other books and articles. Christopher Dyer is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Leicester. He has written, edited, co-authored and co-edited many books, including William Dugdale, Historian, 1605-1686: His ... Read more
Reviews for The Fifteenth-Century Inquisitions Post Mortem: A Companion
An extremely valuable and useful companion.
HISTORY, July 2013
An indispensable introduction and guide. NORTHERN HISTORY, L, no. 2, September 2013
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This is a valuable collection likely to be widely used and referred to. The social and economic historian, as well as his political and administrative colleague, will find a tremendous amount to interest them ... Read more
HISTORY, July 2013
An indispensable introduction and guide. NORTHERN HISTORY, L, no. 2, September 2013
.
This is a valuable collection likely to be widely used and referred to. The social and economic historian, as well as his political and administrative colleague, will find a tremendous amount to interest them ... Read more