A second domesday? : the hundred rolls of 1279-80 / Sandra Raban.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raban, Sandra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--England--History--To 1500--Sources.

Land tenure.

Great Britain--History--Edward I, 1272-1307--Sources.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first comprehensive study of the 1279-80 hundred rolls, one of the most important sources for later thirteenth century England. Raban puts the rolls in their historical context, looks at the way in which the inquiry was conducted and questions whether or not it was conceived as a second Domesday. Based on the latest knowledge of the returns, this will be an indispensable working tool for historians. - ;The 1279-80 hundred rolls are one of the most important sources for later thirteenth century England, yet this is the first comprehensive study of the inquiry which brought them into

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps; List of Tables; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1. AN INQUIRING CULTURE; 2. A SECOND DOMESDAY?; 3. COLLECTING THE INFORMATION; 4. ORDERING THE INFORMATION; 5. USES OF THE ROLLS; 6. THE SURVIVING ROLLS; CONCLUSION; Appendix 1. Surviving Texts from the 1279-80 Hundred Roll Inquiry; Appendix 2. Commission for the 1279-80 Hundred Roll Inquiry and the Oath Taken by the Commissioners; Appendix 3. The Cambridgeshire and London Articles of the 1279-80 Inquiry; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-214) and index.

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ISBN:

1-280-75940-2

0-19-151443-8

OCLC:

476259087