Peterborough Abbey 1086-1310

by King

Overview

The operation of the land market is a topic of crucial importance to the student of economic and social history in the Middle Ages. In this book, Dr King uses a wide range of source material to examine the character of the land market on the estates of Peterborough Abbey in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. He suggests that some common pattern emerges in the behaviour of those concerned, and offers an original interpretation of certain familiar types of medieval record.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521079471
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/25/2008
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Economic History
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.59(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.55(d)

Table of Contents

1. The First Two Centuries, 966–1166; 2. The Knights of Peterborough; 3. The Development of Freehold; 4. The Colonisation of Northamptonshire; 5. The Endowment of the Obedientiaries; 6. Carte Nativorum; 7. The Administration of the Estate; 8. The Organisation of the Estate; 9. Conclusion.