A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405189738 ISBN 13: 9781405189736

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

Synopsis

This authoritative survey of Britain in the later Middle Ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading figures in the field.

• Covers social, economic, political, religious, and cultural history in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
• Provides a guide to the historical debates over the later Middle Ages
• Addresses questions at the leading edge of historical scholarship
• Each chapter includes suggestions for further reading

About this title

Book Description:

This broad-ranging survey of Britain in the later middle ages discusses the social, economic, political, religious and cultural history of England, Scotland, and Wales from 1100 to 1500. It also includes full coverage of Ireland during the period.

From the Back Cover:

This authoritative survey of Britain in the later middle ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading international specialists in the field. The volume is broad-ranging, discussing the social, economic, political, religious and cultural history of England, Scotland, and Wales from 1100 to 1500. It also includes full coverage of Ireland during the period. The chapters guide readers through the different perspectives from which historians have approached late medieval Britain and examine ways in which current debates might be resolved.

The volume is ideal for upper-level students seeking an overview of the later middle ages and the historiographic controversies surrounding the era. At the same time, the contributions address questions at the leading edge of scholarship, and will therefore also be of interest to advanced researchers in the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1405189738
• ISBN 13: 9781405189736
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 688
• Editor: Rigby S. H.