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Article: The People of the Parish: Community Life in a Late Medieval English Diocese. (Reviews of Books).
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- March 22, 2002
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Katherine L. French. The People of the Parish: Community Life in a Late Medieval English Diocese. (The Middle Ages Series.) Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 2001. Pp. viii, 316. $59.95. ISBN 0-8122-3581-9.
Churchwardens' accounts had a special appeal for nineteenth century antiquarians but until recently historians have ignored a source that on first sight seems to consist of little more than annual repetitions of income and expenditure. The last decade, however, has seen a resurgence of interest in the subject, and this has resulted in a series of studies that demonstrate how much information these accounts can yield on such diverse topics as ...