Lordship, State Formation and Local Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern England

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Spike Gibbs (Universität Mannheim, Germany)

Lordship, State Formation and Local Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern England

Spike Gibbs (Universität Mannheim, Germany)

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Cambridge University Press
27 February 2025

Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Social & cultural history; Political control & freedoms; Legal history

Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series

Providing a new narrative of how local authority and social structures adapted in response to the decline of lordship and the process of state formation, Spike Gibbs uses manorial officeholding – where officials were chosen from among tenants to help run the lord's manorial estate – as a prism through which to examine political and social change in the late medieval and early modern English village. Drawing on micro-studies of previously untapped archival records, the book spans the medieval/early modern divide to examine changes between 1300 and 1650. In doing so, Gibbs demonstrates the vitality of manorial structures across the medieval and early modern era, the active and willing participation of tenants in these frameworks, and the way this created inequalities within communities. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

By: Spike Gibbs (Universität Mannheim Germany)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9781009311823
ISBN 10: 1009311824
Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
Pages: 291
Publication Date: 27 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Spike Gibbs is Junior Professor for the Economic History of the Middle Ages at the University of Mannheim. His writing on manorial officials, felony forfeiture and managing stray animals has been published in journals such as the Journal of British Studies and the English Historical Review. This is his first book.