Annie Abram was born in London in 1869 and died in Sussex in 1930. As an historian, she contributed significantly to the twentieth-century historiography of late medieval England, researching the social, cultural and religious mores of the English laity and clergy. This title, first published in 1919, comprehensively explores the fabrics of late medieval society using evidence drawn from historical and literary works, official documents and illustrated manuscripts. Largely concentrating on the years between the start of the Black Death in 1348 and the end of the fifteenth century, a period in which we see important developments in the character and organisation of medieval England, chapters discuss the make-up of social order, life in a medieval town, the position of women in society, and the Church’s relationship with the laity. A complementary title to Social Life in England in the Fifteenth Century (Routledge Revivals, 2013), this fascinating work will be of great value to history students requiring a detailed overview of the framework of late medieval English society and culture.

This distinguished historical narrative of the Tudor period considers the major themes of the period: the resoration of order, reformation of the Church andthe opening phase in the development of a new England.

Excerpt from English Life and Manners in the Later Middle Ages The study of the lives of past generations is full of difficulties, and no one is more keenly aware than myself of the imperfections of my work, but it has been so interesting and fascinating a task that I have never once regretted undertaking it. I have derived my information chie y from contemporary sources historical and literary works, official documents, and illustrated manuscripts, and for the sake of those who may wish to verify my statements, or to go further into any points for themselves, I have given references to my authorities in an appendix. It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity of expressing my thanks to Mr. Hubert Hall and Miss E. M. Delf for their helpful suggestions and criticism, to Miss C. W. Arding and Mr. H. Chapman for the gift of photographs, to Dr. Hurry for permission to copy his admirable plan of Reading Abbey, from his Rise and Fall of Reading Abbey, published by Mr. Elliot Stock, and to Mr. Holland Young for allowing me to reproduce photographs of the George Inn, Salisbury. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."