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Medieval England – Soldier Database
June 1, 2008 by Chris
Filed under Genealogy Research Resources, Public Records, Sharing Genealogy Information
This came through on the Genealogy Blog at GeneaNet today. It appears as if a research grant (from the Arts and Humanities Research Council) for around a half-million pounds was awarded to a couple academics in England. the overall idea is that they’ll use the money to challenge some assumptions about the emergence of professional soldiery in the 14th and 15th century.
The genealogy interest…?
“The project has an innovative methodological approach and will be producing an on-line search-able resource for public use of immense value and interest to genealogists as well as social, political and military historians. The project employs two Research Assistants over three years and also includes one Doctoral Research Studentship – all of whom began work on 1st October 2006. The whole team is working on a jointly authored book, conference papers, and articles.”
You can read the full article and get access to the pilot database at GeneaNet’s Blog posting on the matter.
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