Medieval History
With apologies for cross-posting, I'd be very grateful if you could draw
this to the attention of masters students with interests in medieval
local/regional history, as we have a couple of funded PhD studentships
at the University of Winchester, closing date 17 August, one of which is
for the project below (see http://www.winchester.ac.uk/?page=5687 for
details). Prospective candidates are welcome to contact me informally
via email ([email protected])
Many thanks,
Ryan Lavelle
Landscape and Rural Society in North Hampshire in the Middle Ages
This studentship will take a long view of the development and evolution
of settlement and rural organisation in the under-studied area of
northern Hampshire, roughly defined as the area north of Winchester,
from the eighth century to the fifteenth century, broadly the period
dominated by a manorial economy.
The study is intended to consider the significance of the types of
landscape and their effects on the organisation of settlements, the
influences of landholders, including royal and ecclesiastical landlords,
and the economic influences of the developments of small-town economies,
especially that of Basingstoke, as well as the wider economic influence
of the wider hinterlands of larger towns (London, Salisbury, Southampton
and Winchester).
The study will use Anglo-Saxon charters, Domesday Book, feudal aids,
inquisitions post mortem and deeds, manorial court rolls and accounts,
and much later documentary evidence pertaining to the medieval
landscape, such as Tithe Apportionment records, as well as the evidence
of the landscape itself, to assess the types of economies and the
patterns of landholding in the area.
The studentship will have a close working relationship with the
University of Winchester's Victoria County History Basingstoke project,
which considers the parishes of the Basingstoke area, and to this end
the relationship between Basingstoke and its hinterland will be an
important element of the study, although it will not be its defining
feature. It is intended that the development of interests and
organisation of a manorial economy can be studied through close focus on
a defined area.
University of Winchester, a private charitable company limited by
guarantee in England and Wales number 5969256.
Registered Office: Sparkford Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 4NR
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Medieval History
Landscape and Rural Society in North Hampshire in the Middle Ages
With apologies for cross-posting, I'd be very grateful if you could draw
this to the attention of masters students with interests in medieval
local/regional history, as we have a couple of funded PhD studentships
at the University of Winchester, closing date 17 August, one of which is
for the project below (see http://www.winchester.ac.uk/?page=5687 for
details). Prospective candidates are welcome to contact me informally
via email ([email protected])
Many thanks,
Ryan Lavelle
Landscape and Rural Society in North Hampshire in the Middle Ages
This studentship will take a long view of the development and evolution
of settlement and rural organisation in the under-studied area of
northern Hampshire, roughly defined as the area north of Winchester,
from the eighth century to the fifteenth century, broadly the period
dominated by a manorial economy.
The study is intended to consider the significance of the types of
landscape and their effects on the organisation of settlements, the
influences of landholders, including royal and ecclesiastical landlords,
and the economic influences of the developments of small-town economies,
especially that of Basingstoke, as well as the wider economic influence
of the wider hinterlands of larger towns (London, Salisbury, Southampton
and Winchester).
The study will use Anglo-Saxon charters, Domesday Book, feudal aids,
inquisitions post mortem and deeds, manorial court rolls and accounts,
and much later documentary evidence pertaining to the medieval
landscape, such as Tithe Apportionment records, as well as the evidence
of the landscape itself, to assess the types of economies and the
patterns of landholding in the area.
The studentship will have a close working relationship with the
University of Winchester's Victoria County History Basingstoke project,
which considers the parishes of the Basingstoke area, and to this end
the relationship between Basingstoke and its hinterland will be an
important element of the study, although it will not be its defining
feature. It is intended that the development of interests and
organisation of a manorial economy can be studied through close focus on
a defined area.
University of Winchester, a private charitable company limited by
guarantee in England and Wales number 5969256.
Registered Office: Sparkford Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 4NR
- Mapping The Medieval Countryside Project Receives £528,000 In Funding
A new project from King?s College London and the University of Winchester will allow researchers to explore the lands of medieval England as never before has received over half a million pounds in funding. The three-year project is led by medieval historian...
- Archaeologists Dig Into History Of Winchester Fire Station
Archaeologists have been busy in Winchester delving into the past before development again covers it over. At the fire station, the foundations and walls of an ancient building has been found only a few feet under the yard. A service spokesman said: ?A...
- Anglo-saxon Leper Hospital Discovered In Winchester
The University of Winchester?s archaeological excavations at St Mary Magdalen, on the outskirts of Winchester, have revealed evidence for what may be Britain?s earliest known hospital. Recent radio carbon analysis at the former Leper Hospital has provided...
- Save The Date Notice For A Wessex Centre For History And Archaeology Conference
Saturday 27 September 2014, 9.30-5.30. University of Winchester, King Alfred Campus Lives and Landscapes in Early Medieval Wessex: A Conference in Honour of Professor Barbara Yorke, Professor Emerita of Early Medieval History, University of Winchester Speakers...
- The Tomb Of William Of Wykeham In Winchester Cathedral
William of Wykeham was born in Wykeham near Southampton in 1324, the son of a yeoman. For the twenty years of his career he served as a secular civil servant, entering the royal service, for a time he was secretary to the constable of Winchester Castle....