Northern England and Southern Scotland in the Central Middle Ages / Edited by Keith J. Stringer and Angus J.L. Winchester.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Stringer, K. J. (Keith John)

Winchester, Angus J. L.

University of Durham. Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

Conference Name:

Northern England and Lowland Scotland (2012 : Durham University)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

England, Northern--History.

England, Northern.

Lowlands (Scotland)--History.

Lowlands (Scotland).

Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485.

Great Britain.

Northern England.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2017.

Summary:

This Book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the development of northern England and southern Scotland in the formative era of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. How did 'middle Britain' come to be divided between two separate unitary kingdoms called 'England' and 'Scotland'? How, and how differently, was government exercised and experienced? How did people identify themselves by their languages and naming practices? What major themes can be detected in the development of ecclesiastical structures and religious culture? What can be learned about the rural and the emerging urban environments in terms of lordly exploitation and control, settlement patterns and how the landscape itself evolved? These are among the key questions addressed by the contributors, who bring to bear multi-faceted approaches to medieval 'middle Britain'. Above all, by pursuing similarities and differences from a comparative 'transnational' perspective it becomes clearer how the 'old' interacted with the 'new', what was exceptional and what was not, and how far the histories of medieval northern England and southern Scotland point to common or not so common foundations and trajectories. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Kingdom and Identity: A Scottish Perspective / Dauvit Broun Broun, Dauvit 31

2 Law, Governance and Jurisdiction / Keith Stringer Stringer, Keith 87

3 Languages and Names / Fiona Edmonds Edmonds, Fiona, Simon Taylor Taylor, Simon 137

4 Dioceses, Saints' Cults and Monasteries / Janet Burton Burton, Janet 173

5 Parishes and Churches / Richard Oram Oram, Richard 197

6 Lords and Tenants / Richard Britnell Britnell, Richard 219

7 Rural Settlement Patterns on the Ground / Piers Dixon Dixon, Piers 237

8 Shielings and Common Pastures / Angus J. L. Winchester Winchester, Angus J. L. 273

9 Towns and Trade / David Ditchburn Ditchburn, David 299

10 Fortifications / Philip Dixon Dixon, Philip, Chris Tabraham Tabraham, Chris 327.

Notes:

"This volume has its genesis in a two-day conference held at Durham University in January 2012, which was organised ... under the auspices of Durham's Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies."--Page xi

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781783272662

178327266X

OCLC:

985078082

Publisher Number:

99975426933