Dr Alex Brown's Outputs (2)

Robin Hood: Social Hierarchy and Social Mobility (2024)
Book Chapter
Brown, A. T. Robin Hood: Social Hierarchy and Social Mobility. In S. H. Rigby (Ed.), Historians on Robin Hood: The Outlaw's Legend in the Later Middle Ages. Boydell & Brewer

Oaths of Fidelity: Loyalty and Officeholding in Late Medieval Durham (2024)
Journal Article
Brown, A. T. (2024). Oaths of Fidelity: Loyalty and Officeholding in Late Medieval Durham. History, 109(384-385), 34-58. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-229x.13384

Oaths of fidelity, homage and fealty were ubiquitous in late medieval England. Variously given by tenants, officeholders and retainers, such oaths represented a promise of loyalty and goodwill towards a lord. Individuals might make many such professi... Read More about Oaths of Fidelity: Loyalty and Officeholding in Late Medieval Durham.