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The Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) at the National Archives have been described as the single most important source for the study of landed society in later medieval England. Inquisitions were local enquiries into the lands held by people of some status, in order to discover whatever income and rights were due to the crown on their death, and provide details both of the lands themselves and whoever held them. This book explores in detail for the first time the potential of IPMs as sources for economic, social and political history over the long fifteenth century, the period covered by this I>Companion. It looks at how they were made, how they were used, and their "accuracy", and develops our understanding of a source that is too often taken for granted; it answers questions such as what they sought to do, how they were compiled, and how reliable they are, while also exploring how they can best be used for economic, demographic, place-name, estate and other kinds of study. 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.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Fifteenth-Century Inquisitions Post Mortem
• Author: Michael Hicks
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 272
• EAN: 9781843837121
• ISBN: 1843837129
• ID: 04465152
• Publisher: BOYDELL PRESS
• Weight: 596 g
• Dimensions: 241 × 162 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. May 2012

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