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Localities, Communities, and the Honor

in the Angevin World

Localities

A key component of the HIST 6077 class is understanding the exercise of lordship in the locality. Students are asked to select and research a given locality within the Angevin Empire, identifying key elements of the exploitation of the natural world, communications, sacred geographies, and patters of domination. 

Researching Localities: a Primer

How do we begin to research localities?

Monographs and articles dedicated to the region or to an area within it (see International Medieval Bibliography/Bibliographie de Civilisation Médiévale) 

Journals of local archaeological and historical societies (many available on Gallica, Persée, Archive.org, Google Books) 

Websites of national, regional, and local archives and libraries:
  • British Library (UK)
  • National Archives (UK)
  • Bibliothèque nationale (FR)
  • Archives nationales (FR)
  • Archives départmentales and municipales (FR)
  • Cathedrals, schools, and seminaries 

Often the most extensive archives pertaining to a locality relate to regular monastic communities. An essential tool for beginning to investigate these communities is Dom L.H. Cottineau, Répertoire topo-bibliographieque des abbayes et prieurés (2 vols., Macon: Protat Frères, 1935) Volume 1 (A-L); Volume 2 (M-Z)

Resources for Great Britain and Ireland:

Victoria County History (VCH) 

Dugdale, Monasticon anglicanum (via MonasticMatrix)



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Fordham University 
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