A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages
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This authoritative survey of Britain in the later middle ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading international specialists in the field. The volume is broad-ranging, discussing the social, economic, political, religious and cultural history of England, Scotland, and Wales from 1100 to 1500. It also includes full coverage of Ireland during the period. The chapters guide readers through the different perspectives from which historians have approached late medieval Britain and examine ways in which current debates might be resolved. The volume is ideal for upper-level students seeking an…mehr

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This authoritative survey of Britain in the later middle ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading international specialists in the field. The volume is broad-ranging, discussing the social, economic, political, religious and cultural history of England, Scotland, and Wales from 1100 to 1500. It also includes full coverage of Ireland during the period. The chapters guide readers through the different perspectives from which historians have approached late medieval Britain and examine ways in which current debates might be resolved. The volume is ideal for upper-level students seeking an overview of the later middle ages and the historiographic controversies surrounding the era. At the same time, the contributions address questions at the leading edge of scholarship, and will therefore also be of interest to advanced researchers in the field.
Autorenporträt
S. H. Rigby is Reader in History at the University of Manchester. His previous publications include Engels and the Formation of Marxism (1992), English Society in the Later Middle Ages (1995), Chaucer in Context (1996) and Marxism and History (second edition, 1998).
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"It remains an immensely valuable summation of the state ofmainstream scholarship at the beginning of the twenty-firstcentury, from which students coming to these national histories forthe first time will still derive immense benefit."(Speculum, 2010)

Succinct and stimulating" English Historical Review "Ahandsome, informative and scholarly volume" MedievalArchaeology

"Admirably comprehensive and warmly to be recommended"History

"No scholar, student or general reader could ask for a betterguide" Economic History Review

"A fine book with a stellar cast of contributors" Continuityand Change

"Among the better, most nuanced and thought-provoking introductionsto its field" Journal of Ecclesiastical History

"An extremely important contribution to medieval Britishscholarship" Albion

"This is a very impressive product from an ambitious project."Welsh History Review