Life in Medieval Landscapes presents new studies on key themes in the economic and social history of the medieval landscape. The book draws together papers by medieval historians and archaeologists, with contributions by leading scholars in each field. The first part explores the nature of landscape regions in Britain and Ireland. Chapters explore the use and experience of different types of landscapes including marshlands, uplands, woodland and woodpasture. The papers analyse a wide variety of sources from detailed archival work on medieval records to placenames, archaeological survey and the study of veteran trees. A particular theme in several papers is the exploration of social, economic and spatial marginality. The second part presents new studies of labour and lordship. The contributions focus on medieval England, including aspects of the land market before the Black Death, the organisation of village communities, and how changing settlements related to demography and occupations. There is a particular focus on understanding the lives of peasants and labourers. The main themes of the book reflect the interests of Professor Harold Fox, whose death in 2007 was marked by a number of conferences in different parts of the UK. The papers in this volume have been offered by Harold’s colleagues, friends and former research students as a tribute to his work. They showcase some of the best research in the fields of medieval landscape and social history.240p, 50 b/w & 27 col illus, 14 tables (Windgather Press, 2011) PB £30.00

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Medieval Rural Settlement: Britain and Ireland, AD 800–1600 is a major assessment and review of the origins, forms and evolutions of medieval rural settlement in Britain and Ireland across the period c. ad 800–1600. It offers a comprehensive analysis of early to late medieval settlement, land use, economics and population, bringing together evidence drawn from archaeological excavations and surveys, historical geographical analysis and documentary and place-name study. It is intended to be the flagship publication of the Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG) which has a long and distinguished history of exploring, debating and promoting research and offers systematic appraisal of 60 years’ work across the whole field of medieval settlement, designed to inspire the next generation of researchers. Part I comprises a set of papers exploring the history of medieval rural settlement research in Britain and Ireland, the evolving methodologies, the roots of the medieval landscape and the place of power in these settlements and landscapes. Part II presents an extensive series of regional and national reviews detailing contexts, histories of study, forms, evolutions and future research needs. These extensive contributions also include “feature boxes” on key themes, sites to visit and main excavations in the study areas discussed. A final section provides guidance on how to research and study medieval rural sites – from laptop to test-pit.304p, 112 illus (Windgather Press, 2011) PB £25.00

SPECIAL PRE-PUBLICATION DISCOUNT: £20.00With contributions by Terry Barry, Neil Christie, Oliver Creighton, Chris Dalglish, Chris Dyer, Paul Everson, Mark Gardiner, David A. Hinton, Della Hooke, Audrey Horning, Richard Jones, Jonathan Kissock, Carenza Lewis, Keith Lilley, Edward Martin, Susan Oosthuizen, Bob Silvester, Paul Stamper, Gabor Thomas, Sam Turner, Rob Wilson-North, Stuart Wrathmell, Rob Young

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