Platt Colin. Medieval England: A Social History and Archaeology from the Conquest to 1600 AD

Routledge, 2005. — xvi, 302 p. — ISBN: 0-203-74265-6; 0-415-11915-4; 0-415-12913-3.By drawing equally on the work of historians and archaeologists, Colin Platt puts forward a view of English medieval society in which there is much that is new and unexpected. Medieval England brings together a wide range of themes, from castle and palace to peasant hovel, from the great cathedrals and monasteries to the parish churches and `alien' cells. The book is fully illustrated, the pictures being an integral part of the text.For this re-issue Professor Platt has written a new preface which updates the work with a survay of archaeological and historical developments in the last decade.