All Outputs (17)

Turf wars : conflict and cooperation in the management of Wallingfen (East Yorkshire), 1281-1781 (2016)
Journal Article
Crouch, D., & McDonagh, B. (2016). Turf wars : conflict and cooperation in the management of Wallingfen (East Yorkshire), 1281-1781. The Agricultural history review, 64(2), 133-156

This paper explores the origins and management of Wallingfen, a large tract of waterlogged marshes and carrs near Howden in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Subject to annual flooding throughout much of its history, the area was utilized by the surround... Read More about Turf wars : conflict and cooperation in the management of Wallingfen (East Yorkshire), 1281-1781.

La spiritualité de Philippe de Remy, bailli capétien, poète et seigneur de Beaumanoir (2011)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2011). La spiritualité de Philippe de Remy, bailli capétien, poète et seigneur de Beaumanoir. In Chevalerie et christianisme aux xiie et xiiie siècles (123 - 135). Presses Universitaires de Rennes

A study of the degree of spirituality and religious practice exhibited by the mid-thirteenth century poet and novelist, Philippe de Remy (d.c. 1263), particularly looking at his poetry and his romance, La Manekine (c. 1239).  It examines the orthodox... Read More about La spiritualité de Philippe de Remy, bailli capétien, poète et seigneur de Beaumanoir.

Normandy and its neighbours, 900-1250 : essays for David Bates (2011)
Book
Crouch, D., & Thompson, K. (2011). K. Thompson, & D. Crouch (Eds.). Normandy and its neighbours, 900-1250 : essays for David Bates. Brepols

Fourteen essays in Anglo-Norman and French history presented to David Bates on the occasion of his retirement.

The Roman des Franceis of Andrew de Coutances: significance, text and translation (2011)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2011). The Roman des Franceis of Andrew de Coutances: significance, text and translation. In Normandy and its neighbours, 900-1250. Essays for David Bates (175 - 198). Turnhout

The Warenne family and its status in the kingdom of England (2011)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2011). The Warenne family and its status in the kingdom of England. In Princely rank in late medieval Europe : trodden paths and promising avenues (281 - 307). Jan Thorbecke Verlag

An examination of the degree of status awarded a dynasty of English earls from the eleventh to the fourteenth century, and the interaction between royal power and princely power in England

The Court of Henry II of England in the 1180s and the Office of King of Arms (2010)
Journal Article
Crouch, D. (2010). The Court of Henry II of England in the 1180s and the Office of King of Arms. Coat of arms, 3rd ser., 6(220), 47 - 55

Examines evidence in the poetry of Bertran de Born which suggests that the office of King Herald, or King of Arms can be dated a century earlier than previously believed, which puts a new light on tournament culture and court ceremonial in the twelft... Read More about The Court of Henry II of England in the 1180s and the Office of King of Arms.

Baronial Paranoia in King John's reign (2010)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2010). Baronial Paranoia in King John's reign. In Magna Carta and the England of King John (45 - 62). Boydell

The Complaint of King John against William de Briouze (c.September 1210).  The Black Book of the Exchequer Text (2010)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2010). The Complaint of King John against William de Briouze (c.September 1210).  The Black Book of the Exchequer Text. In Magna Carta and the England of King John (168 - 179). Boydell

A Latin edition and English translation of King John's pamphlet, by which he justified his treatment of the baron, William de Briouze, whom he broke and drove into exile

Between Three Realms: the Acts of Waleran II, count of Meulan and Worcester (2009)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2009). Between Three Realms: the Acts of Waleran II, count of Meulan and Worcester. In Records, Administration and Aristocratic Society in the Anglo-Norman Realm (75 - 90). Boydell

An examination of the means by which a multinational aristocrat would administer his lands across NW Europe and the written instruments by which he would do so.  A look at the transmission of characteristic diplomatic forms across national boundaries... Read More about Between Three Realms: the Acts of Waleran II, count of Meulan and Worcester.

La cour seigneuriale en Angleterre, xiie-xiiie siècles' (2009)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2009). La cour seigneuriale en Angleterre, xiie-xiiie siècles'. In Les Seigneuries dans l'espace Plantagenêt (c.1150-c.1250) (31 - 40). Ausonius

A study of the interaction between private and royal justice in post-Conquest England, with a critical stance as to the supposed adversarial relationship between king and barons.  Proposes instead the integration of royal and seigneurial justice.

William Marshal and the Mercenariat (2008)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2008). William Marshal and the Mercenariat. In Mercenaries and Paid Men: The Mercenary Identity in the Middle Ages (15 - 32). Brill

A look at attitudes to the mercenary amongst the established aristocracy as viewed through the source of the biography of William Marshal

The Transformation of Medieval Gwent (2008)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2008). The Transformation of Medieval Gwent. In The Gwent County History 2, The Age of the Marcher Lords, c.1070-1536, (16803). University of Wales Press

A history and analysis of the establishment of Marcher lordships in Gwent between 1067 and 1245.

King Stephen and Northern France (2008)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2008). King Stephen and Northern France. In King Stephen's Reign, 1135-1154 (44 - 57). Boydell

A study of the relations between King Stephen of England (1135-1154), the king of France and the princes of Northern France

Waleran II, Count of Meulan and Worcester, 1104-1166
Data
Crouch, D. Waleran II, Count of Meulan and Worcester, 1104-1166. [Data]

Waleran was born in 1104 as the elder of the twin sons of Count Robert I of Meulan and Leicester (died 1118) and his wife Isabel of Vermandois (died c. 1139). On his father’s death Waleran and his younger twin, Robert, were each alloted a share of th... Read More about Waleran II, Count of Meulan and Worcester, 1104-1166.

The English aristocracy, 1070-1272: a social transformation
Book
Crouch, D. The English aristocracy, 1070-1272: a social transformation. The University of Hull

The book describes the transformation in aristocrats' expectations, conduct, piety and status;the aristocracy'sexpressions of social domination, and their relationship with the monarchy. It synchronises for the first time English with Continental sch... Read More about The English aristocracy, 1070-1272: a social transformation.

Lost letters of medieval life: English society, 1200-1250
Book
Crouch, D., & Carlin, M. Lost letters of medieval life: English society, 1200-1250. The University of Hull

A collection of 100 letters drawn from formularies of the early thirteenth century, illustrating commercial, social and political life of the period, with an introductory essay on medieval literacy and letter-writing culture

Chivalry and courtliness: colliding constructs
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. Chivalry and courtliness: colliding constructs. . The University of Hull

The explanation of noble conduct in the middle ages has become focussed on two themes, the code of chivalry and the constructed habitus of courtliness. This chapter reviews the historiography and validity of the concepts and suggests that the impreci... Read More about Chivalry and courtliness: colliding constructs.