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History of Britain before 1066 / History of Britain 1066 – 1450 / History of Britain after 1450 1
History of
Britain before
1066
Kingship and Consent
in Anglo-Saxon
England, 871–978
Assemblies and the State in the
Early Middle Ages
Levi Roach
University of Exeter
This is the first dedicated treatment
of Anglo-Saxon assembly politics
since the 1950s. Taking into account
recent discussions of continental
rulership in the early Middle Ages,
Roach investigates the constitutional
aspects of assemblies and the symbolic
and representational nature of the
gatherings, and challenges existing
models of the late Anglo-Saxon state.
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and
Thought: Fourth Series
2013 228 x 152 mm 300pp
978-1-107-03653-6 Hardback c. £60.00
Publication November 2013
www.cambridge.org/9781107036536
History of
Britain
1066 – 1450
Bishops, Clerks, and
Diocesan Governance
in Thirteenth-
Century England
Reward and Punishment
Michael Burger
Auburn University, Montgomery
This book investigates how bishops
deployed reward and punishment to
control their administrative subordinates
in thirteenth-century England. It brings
together ecclesiastical, social, legal
and cultural history, producing the first
synoptic study of thirteenth-century
English diocesan administration in
decades, and provides an ecclesiastical
counterpoint to studies of similar
relationships formed in secular contexts.
‘This book will be essential reading for
anyone interested in the workings of
diocesan administration in thirteenthcentury
England. In particular, Burger
sheds new light on the complex
relationship between the bishop
and his bureaucrats. We learn why
medieval bishops used rewards,
particularly the granting of benefices,
far more than punishments in dealing
with their clerical subordinates, and
[he] draws valuable comparisons
between developments in episcopal
and royal administration. Above all,
this book explains how the rise of an
administrative church impacted the
power of bishops.’
Adam Davis, Denison University and author
of The Holy Bureaucrat: Eudes Rigaud and
Religious Reform in Thirteenth-Century
Normandy
2012 228 x 152 mm 332pp
978-1-107-02214-0 Hardback £60.00
eBook available
www.cambridge.org/9781107022140
Popular Protest
in Late Medieval
English Towns
Samuel K. Cohn, Jr
University of Glasgow
Assisted by Douglas Aiton
Kaplan International College, London
Popular protests in medieval English
towns were as frequent and as
sophisticated, if not more so, as those
in the countryside. This groundbreaking
study refocuses attention on the
leadership, social composition,
organisation and motives of urban
popular protest, revealing how its timing
and character varied from events on the
continent.
2012 228 x 152 mm 386pp 2 maps
978-1-107-02780-0 Hardback £60.00
www.cambridge.org/9781107027800
Edward I and the
Governance of
England, 1272–1307
Caroline Burt
University of Cambridge
An important exploration of the
reign of Edward I – one of England’s
most lionised, feared and successful
monarchs. Through three detailed case
studies, Caroline Burt explores how his
governance was reflected at a local level
and re-evaluates his motivations and
achievements, presenting an entirely
new interpretation of his reign.
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and
Thought: Fourth Series, 85
2012 228 x 152 mm 328pp
9 b/w illus. 9 maps 16 tables
978-0-521-88999-5 Hardback £60.00
www.cambridge.org/9780521889995
Stolen Women in
Medieval England
Rape, Abduction, and Adultery,
1100–1500
Caroline Dunn
Clemson University, South Carolina
During the Middle Ages, rape and
abduction were understood together
as forms of theft. This study of illicit
sexuality in medieval England is the first
to explore these overlapping offences,
examining how women operated within
the legal system and the impact this had
on their lives.
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and
Thought: Fourth Series, 87
2012 228 x 152 mm 272pp
1 b/w illus. 8 tables
978-1-107-01700-9 Hardback £60.00
www.cambridge.org/9781107017009
History of
Britain after
1450
The Memory of
the People
Custom and Popular Senses of
the Past in Early Modern England
Andy Wood
University of East Anglia
This is the first major study of popular
memory in the early modern period.
Drawing upon a wide body of archival
material, it integrates historical analysis
with memory studies to focus on
how popular memory influenced the
formation of customary law, social
identities and local tradition.
2013 228 x 152 mm 340pp
978-0-521-89610-8 Hardback c. £45.00
978-0-521-72067-0 Paperback c. £17.99
Publication November 2013
www.cambridge.org/9780521896108
Charles I and the
Aristocracy, 1625–1642
Richard Cust
University of Birmingham
This new perspective on the troubled
relationship between Charles I and
the English aristocracy explores the
effectiveness of Charles’ efforts to
cultivate and strengthen the peerage.
It analyses how and why most peers
supported the king at the outbreak
of civil war, challenging notions of
aristocratic decline and ‘noble revolt’.
2013 228 x 152 mm 335pp
978-1-107-00990-5 Hardback c. £60.00
Publication October 2013
www.cambridge.org/9781107009905
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