A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages [Paperback]

• 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

List of Plates xi

List of Maps xii

List of Contributors xiii

Introduction xvi

Part I Economy and Society in Town and Country 1

1 England: Land and People 3
Bruce M. S. Campbell

2 England: The Family and the Village Community 26
Phillipp R. Schofield

3 England: Towns, Trade and Industry 47
Richard H. Britnell

4 England: Popular Politics and Social Conflict 65
Jane Whittle and S. H. Rigby

5 England: Women and Gender 87
Judith M. Bennett

6 Scotland: Economy and Society 107
Nicholas J. Mayhew

7 Wales: Economy and Society 125
A. D. Carr

8 Ireland: Economy and Society 142
Brian Graham

Part II Politics, Government and Law 163

9 The British Perspective 165
Seán Duffy

10 England: Kingship and the Political Community, c.1100–1272 183
Ralph V. Turner