Lay Subsidy Roll For The County Of Worcester Edward I

A ledger of names, levies and livelihoods from medieval Worcestershire. Essential evidence for family historians. This careful edition of the Lay Subsidy Roll for the County of Worcester (Edward I) preserves the original entries of assessors and taxpayers, offering readers a primary source collection of medieval tax records and parish entries in their administrative form. Presented with attention to the record's structure, the roll lets you see how levies were calculated and recorded at parish level, tracing the daily implications of feudal taxation history for households and communities. More than a list of sums, the names and place-names reveal settlement patterns, relative wealth and obligations across Worcestershire county history; they give social and economic historians the raw data for mapping change, and they let family researchers find concrete documentary ties through the Edward I period. It sits with other English historical documents used by scholars, but its plain, ledger-like prose also draws in British history enthusiasts who prefer primary evidence over summary narrative. As an academic reference material, it supports studies in local government finance, fiscal policy and parish records compilation; as an approachable witness it rewards casual browsing and close, methodical research alike. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. In libraries and private collections it will serve as dependable academic reference material: a source for students of medieval England studies, a rigorous resource for work in feudal taxation history and local government finance, and a focused parish records compilation for county-level enquiry. For genealogists and family historians it functions as a practical genealogy research resource, supplying names, locales and assessments that can unlock ancestral links. Readable in tone while scrupulous in its evidence, this edition speaks to British history enthusiasts, local historians, librarians, casual readers and classic-literature collectors who value direct engagement with primary records.