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SUMMARY:Everything Everywhere All at Once: Exploring Medieval Place and So
 ciety through Local History - Dr Simon Townley (Victoria County History of
  Oxfordshire)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250611T170000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250611T180000
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DESCRIPTION:In this paper Simon\, Townley reflects on what a local history
  approach can offer to the study of medieval society. Over many years Simo
 n has researched\, written and edited dozens of parish histories for the O
 xfordshire VCH\, a county-based research programme which is attached to th
 e nationally organised Victoria County History project\, famous for its 'b
 ig red books'. The VCH method involves detailed archival and landscape res
 earch into all facets of local history\, including landownership and local
  government organization as well as economic\, social and religious histor
 y. Such investigation 'on all fronts' often reveals connections and trends
  which are less apparent from more prescribed research focusing on particu
 lar topics or periods. When looked at with an eye to larger patterns and c
 ontexts the VCH-type approach can add a valuable dimension to understandin
 g changing medieval societies in particular places.\nSpeakers:\nDr Simon T
 ownley (Victoria County History of Oxfordshire)
LOCATION:Rewley House (and online via livestream)\, 1-7 Wellington Square 
 OX1 2JA
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/4dae22f0-ba1f-4d8f-b62e-00bfcd3d0e10/
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