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The Fifteenth-Century Inquisitions Post Mortem: A Companion
Author(s): Michael Hicks
- Publisher: Boydell Press
- Publication Date: 17 May 2012
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 1843837129
- ISBN-13: 9781843837121
Book Description
Michael Hicks is Professor of Medieval History, University of Winchester.
Contributors: Michael Hicks, Christine Carpenter, Kate Parkin, Christopher Dyer, Matthew Holford, Margaret Yates, L.R. Poos, J. Oeppen, R.M. Smith, Sean Cunningham, Claire Noble, Matthew Holford, Oliver Padel.
Editorial Reviews
Review
An indispensable introduction and guide. NORTHERN HISTORY, L, no. 2, September 2013
This is a valuable collection likely to be widely used and referred to. The social and economic historian, as well as his political and administrative colleague, will find a tremendous amount to interest them here. THE RICARDIAN
Provides a fascinating and detailed insight into this series of under-used medieval records. [It] is rigorous in its academic quality, and an interesting and thoroughly enjoyable read. It highlights the enormous potential of these records for historians and genealogists alike, and will prove an essential companion to those intending to utilise these records in their future research. LOCAL POPULATION STUDIES
Illustrates very successfully the wide-ranging historical value of the inquisitions and the benefits of their availability in calendared form. REVIEWS IN HISTORY
About the Author
Christopher Dyer is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Leicester. He has written, edited, co-authored and co-edited many books, including
William Dugdale, Historian, 1605-1686: His Life, his Writings and His County (Boydell, 2009).
