Michael Hicks 
The Later Medieval Inquisitions Post Mortem [PDF ebook] 
Mapping the Medieval Countryside and Rural Society

Essays exploring the potential of the Inquisitions post mortem to shed important new light on the medieval world.


The Inquisitions
post mortem (IPMs) are a truly wonderful source for many different aspects of late medieval countryside and rural life. They have recently been made digitally accessible and interrogatable by the
Mappingthe Medieval Countryside project, and the first fruits of these developments are presented here. The chapters examine IPMs in connection with the landscape and topography of England, in particular markets and fairs and mills;and consider the utility of proofs of age for everyday life on such topics as the Church, retaining, and the wine trade.


MICHAEL HICKS is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Winchester.


Contributors: Katie A. Clarke, William S. Deller, Paul Dryburgh, Christopher Dyer, Janette Garrett, Michael Hicks, Matthew Holford, Gordon Mc Kelvie, Stephen Mileson, Simon Payling, Matthew Tompkins, Jennifer Ward.

Tabela de Conteúdo

Introduction – Michael Hicks

Records of an Imperial Administration? IPMs in Scotland and Calais – Gordon Mc Kelvie, Reviews Editor

Inquisitions
Post Mortem in Medieval Ireland – Paul Dryburgh

The Court of the Honour of Clare, 1308-1360: Feudal Incidents and Inquisitions – Jennifer C Ward

Landscape, Farming and Society in an English Region: the Inquisitions
Post Mortem for the West Midlands, 1250-1509 – Christopher Dyer

Beyond the Dots: Mapping Meaning in the Later Medieval Landscape – Stephen Mileson

Fairs and Markets in the Inquisitions
Post Mortem – Matthew Holford

The Structure of the Milling Industry 1427-37 – Matthew Tompkins

Proofs of Age 1246 to 1430: their Nature, Veracity and Use as Sources – William Deller

What went on in the Medieval Parish Church 1377-1447, with particular reference to Churching – Katie Clarke

Retainers, Monks and Wine: Three Insights into Everyday Life – Michael Hicks

The Administration and Efficiency of the Inquisitions
Post Mortem Process. A Case Study of Northumberland – Janette Garrett

Late Medieval Land Disputes and the Manipulation of the Inquisitions
Post Mortem – Simon J. Payling

Sobre o autor

PAUL DRYBURGH is Principal Records Specialist (Medieval) at The National Archives, UK.