1st Edition
Approaching Records of the Household and Wardrobe The Royal Accounts of Thirteenth-Century England
By Abigail S. Armstrong
Copyright 2025
116 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
116 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
116 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Records of the household and wardrobe are important sources for understanding English royal medieval government. This book outlines their functions, organisation and development, along with the activities and accounts of the various officials and departments charged with their undertaking.
The household was the political centre, encompassing a variety of departments catering to the day-to-day... Read more
1. An Introduction to the Household and Wardrobe Accounts
2. Locating and Using the Household and Wardrobe Accounts
3. Case Study: The Household Account of Margaret of France (29 May–7 July 1307)
4. Case Study: A Ring Account of Eleanor of Provence
Biography
Abigail S. Armstrong is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hamburg. She is the Principal Investigator (PI) of a research project investigating the origins and development of the household and wardrobe of English queens in the thirteenth century based at the University of Hamburg's “Understanding Written Artefacts” Cluster of Excellence.
