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Gilds In The Medieval Countryside

Social and Religious Change in Cambridgeshire, c.1350-1558

by Virginia R. Bainbridge

  • Hardback
  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

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For history lovers exploring medieval faith and community.

"Gilds In The Medieval Countryside" reveals social changes.

You’ll understand how faith shaped daily life and charity.

Explore the fascinating world of religious gilds in medieval Cambridgeshire and discover how they shaped community life and faith from the 14th century to the 16th century.

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This study focuses on religious gilds or fraternities in both the densely settled shire and the sparsely populated fens of Cambridgeshire, from their apparent proliferation in the mid-fourteenth century to their dissolution under Edward VI in 1558. Gilds exercised social control and contributed to the religious and economic life of the parish, and their changing role reflects social and religious change during the period. Dr Bainbridge's sources include the 1388-9 survey of religious gilds and surviving gild records, wills, manorial records, poll-tax returns, and letters patent.Dr Virginia R. Bainbridge teaches at St Hilda's College, Oxford...This study focuses on religious gilds or fraternities in both the densely settled shire and the sparsely populated fens of Cambridgeshire, from their apparent proliferation in the mid-fourteenth century to their dissolution under Edward VI in 1558, in order to examine social and religious change during the period.Gilds reflected the social hierarchies of their communities, exerting social control and fostering mutual charity in life and commemoration after death; they also made a substantial contribution to the religious and economic life of the parish. Dr Bainbridge examines lay responses to changing devotional and doctrinal patterns through the returns to the 1388-9 survey of religious gilds and surviving gild records; wills, manorial records, poll-tax returns, and letters patent supply further information.
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  • Author

    Virginia R. Bainbridge

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Boydell & Brewer Ltd

  • Published

    November 1996

  • Weight

    445g

  • Page Count

    192

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780851156170

  • ISBN-10

    0851156177

  • Eden Code

    1196778

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