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Petitions from Lincolnshire, c.1200-c.1500

Title
Petitions from Lincolnshire, c.1200-c.1500 / edited by Gwilym Dodd and Alison K. McHardy ; with Lisa Liddy.
ISBN
9781910653067
1910653063
Publication
Woodbridge, Suffolk : Boydell Press, 2020.
Physical Description
lxvi, 375 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Summary
'When the normal channels for righting wrongs or asking favours were unavailable, the people of medieval England petitioned their kings - in parliament, council, or chancery. Lincolnshire's inhabitants took full advantage of these opportunities, and their stories are told now through their petitions drawn from the National Archives, edited here. Throughout the county, over three centuries, Lincolnshire's petitioners sought redress for their wrongs or requested special favours. Petitions were presented by all sections of society: men and women, aristocrats, peasants, merchants, townsmen, bishops, abbots, and other clergy. Their stories illuminate political turmoil, religious andeconomic change, and the influence of geography. They also show vividly how Lincolnshire's experience was part of the national, and even international, story. The introduction to this volume sets the documents within England's administrative, legal, political, economic and social framework, and is followed by the texts of almost 200 petitions. These were selected from a much greater possible number for their interest and variety; and each is enhancedby extensive notes' -- Details from publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 26, 2021
Series
Publications of the Lincoln Record Society ; volume 108.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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