Medieval Life

List of figures, plates, and tables
A note on referencing
Preface
Prologue

Part I: Introduction and methods
1. Setting the scene
2. Methods and problems
3. Finding the Feltons

Part II: Constance and William
4. Constance, a Northumberland heiress
5. William, a Shropshire boy

Part III: Early Years - William in the world
6. In the camera regis, 1278-1295
7. France and Gascony, 1286-1289
8. England, 1290-1295
9. Wales, and the keeping of Beaumaris, 1295-1300

Part IV: Edlingham
10. Acquiring Edlingham
11. Edlingham, the place
12. Farming
13. The people of Edlingham
14. Financing
15. Housebuilding
16. Function, and tradition or inspiration

Part V: Maturity - Life and death in the north
17. Years of war, 1297-1314
18. Justice and local government, 1308-1316
19. Towards an ending, 1314-1316
20. Last years

Epilogue

Annex A: William's life in almost 200 documents
Annex B: Constance's (his wife's) under-recorded life
Further reading
Index

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• Arqueologia da paisagem
• História Antiga: c 500 a c 1450/1500
• Arqueologia europeia medieval
• História inglesa e irlandesa

Originates from an archaeological excavation between 1978 and 1982 at Edlingham Castle, examining the castle and its first builder, William de Felton. Offers a biographical approach to history framed by archaeological and landscape perspectives. Covers regional as well as national history, deals with landscape and archaeology, and has a local history dimension.