medievalistsnet:Mapping the Medieval CountrysideYesterday, I attended a very informative and fascina
medievalistsnet:Mapping the Medieval CountrysideYesterday, I attended a very informative and fascinating paper at the Institute for Historical Research that examined feudalism, land distribution and documents pertaining to late medieval English land ownership. The documents used in this research were known as Inquisitions Post Mortem; they are medieval English records of death that noted the lands held at the deaths of tenants of the crown. The earliest Inquisition was in 1236 during the reign of King Henry III and the final Inquisition was made in 1640 at the beginning of the English Civil War and was formally abolished in 1660 thereby ending the feudal system. This project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, aims todigitise and make accessible the IPMs from 1399 – 1447.Read here: http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/18/mapping-medieval-countryside/ -- source link
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