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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 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.

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

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