A social history of England, 900-1200

Introduction Julia Crick and Elisabeth van Houts Part I. Land Use and People Robin Fleming: 1. Water and land Stephen Rippon 2. Forest and upland Oliver Rackham 3. Mineral resources Peter Claughton 4. Health and disease Carole Rawcliffe Part II. Authority and Community Bruce O'Brien: 5. Lordship and labour Stephen Baxter 6. Order and justice John Hudson 7. War and violence John Hudson 8. Family, marriage, kinship Elisabeth van Houts 9. Poor and powerless David Pelteret Part III. Towns and their Hinterlands David Griffiths: 10. Commerce and markets Richard Britnell 11. Urban planning Julia Barrow 12. Urban populations and association Charles West Part IV. Invasion and Migration Elisabeth van Houts: 13. Ethnicity and acculturation D. M. Hadley 14. Intermarriage Elisabeth van Houts 15. The Jews Anna Abulafia Part V. Religion and Belief Carl Watkins: 16. Rites of passage and pastoral care Sarah Hamilton 17. Saints and cults Paul Anthony Hayward 18. Public spectacle Tom Licence 19. Textual communities (Latin) Teresa Webber 20. Textual communities (vernacular) Elaine Treharne Part VI. Learning and Training Julia Crick: 21. Information and its retrieval Nicholas Karn 22. Esoteric knowledge Andy Orchard 23. Medical practice and theory Carole Rawcliffe 24. Subversion Martha Bayless Glossary Timeline Further reading Index.