by P.J.P.Goldberg (Author)
All too often the medieval social past has been explored as an adjunct to high politics. The subject of this study is ordinary men and women, for whom the politics of the manor, the vill, or the borough were often far more real and pressing. It engages with questions relating to the various structures of society, be they social hierarchy, household, family, parish or manor, lay or clergy. It also considers the ways in which age, gender, and marital status shaped people's lives.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 26 Nov 2004
ISBN 10: 0340577452
ISBN 13: 9780340577455
Book Overview: One of the first social histories of medieval England Social history is currently a very fashionable research and teaching area Covers the entire Middle Ages