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A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages

S H Rigby editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:5th Dec '02

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This authoritative survey of Britain in the later Middle Ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading figures in the field.

  • Covers social, economic, political, religious, and cultural history in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
  • Provides a guide to the historical debates over the later Middle Ages
  • Addresses questions at the leading edge of historical scholarship
  • Each chapter includes suggestions for further reading

"It remains an immensely valuable summation of the state of mainstream scholarship at the beginning of the twenty-first century, from which students coming to these national histories for the first time will still derive immense benefit." (Speculum, 2010)

Succinct and stimulating" English Historical Review "A handsome, informative and scholarly volume" Medieval Archaeology

"Admirably comprehensive and warmly to be recommended" History

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

"A fine book with a stellar cast of contributors" Continuity and Change

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

"An extremely important contribution to medieval British scholarship" Albion

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

 

ISBN: 9780631217855

Dimensions: 230mm x 178mm x 41mm

Weight: 1297g

688 pages