This book examines the contribution of archaeology to the study of the social, economic,
religious, and other developments in England from the end of the Roman period at the start …

GIRDLE BUCKLES ASSOCIATED with several groups of burials at the later-medieval
Augustinian friary in Cambridge indicate that clothed burial was common, with a much …

This paper examines the historical and archaeological evidence for the bending or folding of
coins, and their dedication to a saint, in later medieval Britain. It introduces a new set of data …

A settlement was established by English merchants in Šventoji in the second half of the 17th
century. The rich collection of artefacts and historic documents distinctly suggests the daily …

This thesis analyses non-ferrous metalwork in England from the 11th and 12th centuries AD
to elucidate patterns of social change and changing identities. A dataset approaching …

Drawing on the contributions to the Handbook as a whole, this final chapter begins by
summarizing the current infrastructural issues surrounding the study of later medieval …

In the early 1290s a Welshman named William Cragh, charged with arson and 13 counts of
homicide, was condemned to death by William de Briouze, the marcher lord of Gower in …

This thesis examines hospitality as provided by Cistercian communities via a case study of
Kirkstall Abbey (Leeds, West Yorkshire). It analyses the practices of hospitality as enacted at …

The history of the medieval period in Britain is punctuated by catastrophic events, including
wars, political unrest, disease, famine and 'natural'disasters. While archaeological evidence …