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Author Gibbs, Spike, 1992- author.

Title Lordship, state formation and local authority in late medieval and early modern England / Spike Gibbs, University of Mannheim, Germany
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought: fourth series book 121
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 121.
Contents Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Changing Role of Manorial Officers and Manor Courts -- 2 Manorial Officeholding and Selection Processes: Participation or Restriction? -- 3 Manorial Officeholding and Unfreedom -- 4 Manorial Officeholding and Village Governance: Misconduct and Landscape Control -- 5 State Formation I: The Parish -- 6 State Formation II: Quarter Sessions, Vills and Constables -- Conclusion
Appendix 1 Categorising Presentments -- Appendix 2 Identifying Individuals -- Appendix 3 Population Estimates -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary "Drawing on untapped archival records, this book provides new insights into lord-tenant relations, state formation, social inequality, political participation and everyday life in rural societies. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 19, 2023)
Subject Manors -- England -- History -- To 1500
Farm tenancy -- England -- History
Peasants -- England -- History
Economic history
Farm tenancy
Manors
Peasants
SUBJECT England -- Economic conditions -- 1066-1485. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86001376
Subject England
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023019809
ISBN 9781009311847
1009311840
9781009311854
1009311859