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

Spike Gibbs

doi:10.1017/9781009311847

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.

Winner, 2024 Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize, British Agricultural History Society

Short-listed, 2024 Whitfield Book Prize, Royal Historical Society

‘Gibbs’s book is a fascinating guide to manorial governance in the Middle Ages and early modern period, and one which suggests numerous avenues for future research by social and administrative historians.’

Jonathan McGovern Source: Journal of British Studies

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Lordship, State Formation and Local Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern England
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Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series - Series page
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Lordship, State Formation and Local Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern England - Title page
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
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1 - The Changing Role of Manorial Officers and Manor Courts
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2 - Manorial Officeholding and Selection Processes: Participation or Restriction?
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3 - Manorial Officeholding and Unfreedom
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4 - Manorial Officeholding and Village Governance: Misconduct and Landscape Control
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5 - State Formation I: the Parish
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6 - State Formation II: Quarter Sessions, Vills and Constables
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Conclusion
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Appendices
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Appendix 1 - Categorising Presentments
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Appendix 2 - Identifying Individuals
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Appendix 3 - Population Estimates
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Bibliography
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Contents

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

Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series - Series page
pp ii-ii

Lordship, State Formation and Local Authority in Late Medieval and Early Modern England - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Figures
pp vi-vi

Maps
pp vii-vii

Tables
pp viii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

Abbreviations
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-33

1 - The Changing Role of Manorial Officers and Manor Courts
pp 34-67

2 - Manorial Officeholding and Selection Processes: Participation or Restriction?
pp 68-116

3 - Manorial Officeholding and Unfreedom
pp 117-143

4 - Manorial Officeholding and Village Governance: Misconduct and Landscape Control
pp 144-175

5 - State Formation I: the Parish
pp 176-202

6 - State Formation II: Quarter Sessions, Vills and Constables
pp 203-226

Conclusion
pp 227-238

Appendices
pp 239-246

Appendix 1 - Categorising Presentments
pp 239-240

Appendix 2 - Identifying Individuals
pp 241-242

Appendix 3 - Population Estimates
pp 243-246

Bibliography
pp 247-270

Index
pp 271-280

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