Mortmain Legislation And The English Church 1279 1500

Author : Sandra Raban
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1982-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0521242339

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Mortmain Legislation and the English Church 1279-1500 by Sandra Raban Pdf

This is a comprehensive survey of medieval English mortmain legislation from both the point of view of the crown and that of the Church. It examines methods of enforcement and evaluates their success. It traces the emergence of licensing policies and the increasing exploitation of licences for fiscal purposes, while at the same time establishing that this was not their original purpose. The extent to which the Church was acquiring land on a threatening scale by the later thirteenth century is questioned, and the effects of the legislation on subsequent acquisition are assessed against the background of new fashions in ecclesiastical patronage and a more hostile economic climate. The statutes of 1279 and 1391 are well known. What this study shows is how much variation lay behind the apparently straightforward system of licensing and how closely the issue of mortmain tenure was related to wider social, political and economic considerations.

Author : Adrian Jobson
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1843830566

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English Government in the Thirteenth Century by Adrian Jobson Pdf

Papers on aspects of the growth of royal government during the century. The size and jurisdiction of English royal government underwent sustained development in the thirteenth century, an understanding of which is crucial to a balanced view of medieval English society. The papers here follow three central themes: the development of central government, law and justice, and the crown and the localities. Examined within this framework are bureaucracy and enrolment under John and his contemporaries; the Royal Chancery; the adaptation of the Exchequer in response to the rapidly changing demands of the crown; the introduction of a licensing system for mortmain alienations; the administration of local justice; women as sheriffs; and a Nottinghamshire study examining the tensions between the role of the king as manorial lord and as monarch. Contributors: NICK BARRATT, PAUL R. BRAND, DAVID CARPENTER, DAVID CROOK, ANTHONY MUSSON, NICHOLAS C. VINCENT, LOUISE WILKINSON

Author : Elizabeth Gemmill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843838128

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The Nobility and Ecclesiastical Patronage in Thirteenth-century England by Elizabeth Gemmill Pdf

"While there has been work on the nobility as patrons of monasteries, this is the first real study of them as patrons of parish churches, and is thus the first study to tackle the subject as a whole. Illustrated with a wealth of detail, it will become an indispensable work of reference for those interested in lay patronage and the Church more generally in the middle ages." Professor David Carpenter, Department of History, King's College London This book provides the first full-length, integrated study of the ecclesiastical patronage rights of the nobility in medieval England. It examines the nature and extent of these rights, how they were used, why and for whom they were valuable, what challenges lay patrons faced, and how they looked to the future in making gifts to the Church. It takes as its focus the thirteenth century, a critical period for the survival and development of these rights, being a time of ambitious Church reform, of great change in patterns of land ownership in the ranks of the higher nobility, and of bold assertion by the English Crown of its claims to control Church property. The thirteenth century also saw a proliferation of record keeping on the part of kings, bishops and nobility, and the author uses new evidence from a range of documentary sources to explore the nature of the relationships between the English nobility, the Church and its clergy, a relationship in which patronage was the essential feature. Dr Elizabeth Gemmill is University Lecturer in Local History and Fellow of Kellogg College. University of Oxford.

Author : Edward F. Terrar
Publisher : CWPublisher
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0976416840

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Liberation Theology Along the Potomac by Edward F. Terrar Pdf

Explores the particular beliefs of Maryland's Catholic laborers, who were at odds with the traditional English Catholic gentry, in opposition to their crown, parliament, clergy and papacy, and sympathetic to the Protestant Antinomians seeking to challenge the established order of Maryland's church and state. The economic, intellectual, legal and social history of the Maryland Catholics during the English Civil War is compared to related developments in Europe, Latin America, and Africa.

Author : Andrew Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350317277

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Church And Society In England 1000-1500 by Andrew Brown Pdf

What impact did the Church have on society? How did social change affect religious practice? Within the context of these wide-ranging questions, this study offers a fresh interpretation of the relationship between Church, society and religion in England across five centuries of change. Andrew Brown examines how the teachings of an increasingly 'universal' Church decisively affected the religious life of the laity in medieval England. However, by exploring a broad range of religious phenomena, both orthodox and heretical (including corporate religion and the devotional practices surrounding cults and saints) Brown shows how far lay people continued to shape the Church at a local level. In the hands of the laity, religious practices proved malleable. Their expression was affected by social context, status and gender, and even influenced by those in authority. Yet, as Brown argues, religion did not function simply as an expression of social power - hierarchy, patriarchy and authority could be both served and undermined by religion. In an age in which social mobility and upheaval, particularly in the wake of the Black Death, had profound effects on religious attitudes and practices, Brown demonstrates that our understanding of late medieval religion should be firmly placed within this context of social change.

Author : Sandra Raban
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191514432

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A Second Domesday? by Sandra Raban Pdf

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 being. A Second Domesday will be an indispensable working tool for historians and is based on the latest knowledge of the returns. More of these are being discovered all the time and one of the aims of this book is to stimulate the recognition of other surviving texts. The book places the inquiry in its historical context, continental as well as English. This is followed by an examination of its purpose and whether or not it was conceived deliberately as a second Domesday Book. Central to the study is a consideration of the geographical range of the inquiry, how it was conducted and the way in which the returns were compiled. The way in which the inquiry was used, by historians as well as contemporaries, along with the introductory chapters will be particularly helpful to students. The book concludes with a description of all known returns, which, together with the appendices, are designed to assist future users.

Author : T. H. Aston,Trevor Henry Aston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0521031273

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Landlords, Peasants and Politics in Medieval England by T. H. Aston,Trevor Henry Aston Pdf

The articles in this book, reprinted from the journal Past and Present, are all, in different ways, concerned with the ownership of landed property in medieval England and with those who worked the land. Problems debated include those concerning the keeping intact of the great estates of the Anglo-Norman barons in the face of both inheritance claims and of political manipulation by the crown. Other articles show that the difficulties of knights and lesser gentry were no less complex, as social shifts resulted from economic developments as well as from their military role and their relationships with their overlords. The essays are of as much importance for those interested in the history of politics as to those concerned with the economy and society of medieval England.

Author : C. R. Fonge
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Cartularies
ISBN : 1843831074

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The Cartulary of St Mary's Collegiate Church, Warwick by C. R. Fonge Pdf

The introduction in the edition examines the foundation of the college, its acquisition of property, and its constitutional development and character."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Valerie Spear
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 1843831503

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Leadership in Medieval English Nunneries by Valerie Spear Pdf

Examination of the role of the convent superior in the middle ages, underlining the amount of power and responsibility at her command.

Author : David Michael Smith
Publisher : Borthwick Publications
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : York (England)
ISBN : 0903857782

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The Church in Medieval York by David Michael Smith Pdf

Author : Giles E. M. Gasper,Svein H. Gullbekk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317094357

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Money and the Church in Medieval Europe, 1000-1200 by Giles E. M. Gasper,Svein H. Gullbekk Pdf

Bringing together essays from experts in a variety of disciplines, this collection explores two of the most important facets of life within the medieval Europe: money and the church. By focusing on the interactions between these subjects, the volume addresses four key themes. Firstly it offers new perspectives on the role of churchmen in providing conceptual frameworks, from outright condemnation, to sophisticated economic theory, for the use and purpose of money within medieval society. Secondly it discusses the dichotomy of money for the church and its officers: on one hand voices emphasise the moral difficulties in engaging with money, on the other the reality of the ubiquitous use of money in the church at all levels and in places within Christendom. Thirdly it places in dialogue interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches, and evidence from philosophy, history, literature and material culture, to the issues of money and church. Lastly, the volume provides new perspectives on the role of the church in the process of monetization in the High Middle Ages. Concentrating on northern Europe, from the early eleventh century to the beginning of the thirteenth century, the collection is able to explore the profound changes in the use of money and the rise of a money-economy that this period and region witnessed. By adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the collection challenges current understanding of how money was perceived, understood and used by medieval clergy in a range of different contexts. It furthermore provides wide-ranging contributions to the broader economic and ethical issues of the period, demonstrating how the church became a major force in the process of monetization.

Author : Jennifer C. Ward
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Gentry
ISBN : 0719041155

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Women of the English Nobility and Gentry, 1066-1500 by Jennifer C. Ward Pdf

Jennifer Ward's recent book on later medieval English noblewomen argued convincingly the importance of those women's roles in shaping and structuring their world. In the present volume, she adds new dimensions to her work. She goes back further in time, situating changes as well as continuities in noblewomen's lives against the nobility's social and political evolution over the centuries from the eleventh to the fifteenth, and, in line with the aims of the series, she opens up the evidence, some of it hitherto unpublished, and presents it accessibly to what will surely be a wide audience.

Author : Michael J. Franklin
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0851153844

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Medieval Ecclesiastical Studies by Michael J. Franklin Pdf

Essays on English medieval ecclesiastical history, focusing particularly on administration. Dorothy Owen has made a major contribution over half a century to our knowledge of the history of the English church, especially but not exclusively in the middle ages. While her published work has focused largely on eastern England, she has never lost sight of the wider universal context, and is one of the leading scholars of medieval canon law. This volume of essays on English medieval ecclesiastical history is presented to her as a tribute from friends, colleagues and former pupils; their contents range from the pre-Conquest period to the eve of the Reformation, but are all concerned with the practicalities of ecclesiastical administration and jurisdiction. Contributors: JOAN VARLEY, DAVID CHAMBERS, C.N.L. BROOKE, MARK BAILEY, MARTIN BRETT, M.J. FRANKLIN, CHRISTOPHER HARPER-BILL, ROSALIND HILL, RALPH HOULBROOKE, BRIAN KEMP, F. DONALD LOGAN, A.K. McHARDY, SANDRA RABAN, DAVID M. SMITH, R.L. STOREY, R.N. SWANSON, PAMELA TAYLOR, P.N.R. ZUTSHI, ARTHUR OWEN

Author : James G. Clark
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843839736

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The Benedictines in the Middle Ages by James G. Clark Pdf

The men and women that followed the 6th-century customs of Benedict of Nursia (c.480-c.547) formed the most enduring, influential, numerous and widespread religious order of the Latin Middle Ages. This text follows the Benedictine Order over 11 centuries, from their early diaspora to the challenge of continental reformation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004232570

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Laws, Lawyers and Texts by Anonim Pdf

The essays in this volume in honour of Paul Brand, Senior Research Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, match his career and interests in the world of legal history as well as medieval social and economic history and textual studies. The topics explored include the Angevin reforms, legal literature, the legal profession and judiciary, land law, the relation between the crown and the Jews, the interaction of the Common Law with Canon and Civil Law, as well as procedural and testamentary procedures, the management of both ecclesiastical and lay estates and the afterlife of medieval learning. Like Brand’s own work, all the essays are grounded on detailed studies of primary sources. The result is a high quality scholarly book that will be of interest and use to medieval scholars, students and non-specialists with wide-ranging and varied interests. Contributors include Sir John H. Baker*, David Carpenter, David Crook, Charles Donahue, Jr, Barbara Harvey, Richard H. Helmholz, John Hudson, Paul Hyams, David J. Ibbetson, Susanne Jenks, Janet S. Loengard, Alexandra Nicol, Bruce R. O'Brien, Robert C. Palmer, Sandra Raban, Jonathan Rose, Henry Summerson and Sarah Tullis. *Professor Jon Baker is the winner of the American Society for Legal History’s 2013 Sutherland Prize. The prize, which is awarded annually, is for the best article on English legal history published in the previous year. The Prize was awarded to John baker for his article “Deeds Speak Louder Than Words: Covenants and the Law of Proof, 1290-1321" in Laws, Lawyers and Texts: Studies in Medieval Legal History in Honour of Paul Brand, ed. Susanne Jenks, Jonathan Rose and Christopher Whittick (2012). For more information about the Prize see: http://aslh.net/about-aslh/honors-awards-and-fellowships/sutherland-prize/