Feudal Assessments and the Political Community Under Henry II and His Sons

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1983. Contents 7 Acknowledgments 9 I. Feudal Surveys: The Infendationes militum and the Cartae baronum 11 II. The Knight's Fee and Scutage 30 III. Henry II's Scutage Policy and the Servicium Debitum 51 IV. Feudal Patronage 100 V. Feudal Taxation under Henry II 126 Appendix I. The Norman Infeudationes militum: 1172 151 Appendix II. The Cartae baronum and the Assessment of Knight Service: 1166-1210 164 Appendix III. Knights' Fees in Cheshire and Wales 199 Appendix IV. Soutages and Feudal Aids 1159-1214 (Frequencies) 201 Notes 213 Bibliography 275 Index 291 Feudal Surveys: The 'infeudationes Militum' And The 'cartae Baronum' -- The Knight's Fee And Scutage -- Henry Ii's Scutage Policy And The 'sevicium Debitum' -- Feudal Patronage -- Feudal Taxation Under Henry Ii. Thomas K. Keefe. Revision Of Thesis (ph. D.)--university Of California At Santa Barbara, 1978. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 265-279.