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Professor James Davis

Professor James Davis

School Of History, Anthropology, Philosophy And Politics

James Davis’s main research interests focus upon medieval social and economic history, particularly English markets, trades and towns.

He has examined the market culture of medieval England through a variety of literary and legal sources and published Medieval Market Morality: Life, Law and Ethics in the English Marketplace, 1200-1500 with Cambridge University Press in 2012.

His most recent project is on the subject of Medieval Street Life and was supported by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship.

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james.davis@qub.ac.uk

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

Medieval social and economic history
Medieval urban history
Pre-modern markets and trade

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Research students

PhD Title	Bristol, Norwich and the Three Edwards, 1272-1350 (Dr Robin McCallum)

PhD Title	Contested Urban Spaces: Protest and Identity in Norwich, 1400-1800 (Dr Derek Crosby)

PhD Title	Friars, Identity and Space in Medieval Irish Towns (Dr Rowena McCallum)