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Alex 'Spike' Gibbs is a Fellow at the London School of Economics, specializing in economic social history of late medieval and early modern England, roughly from 1300 to 1600. His research primarily focuses on rural communities and their interactions with seigniorial lords and the crown during a period marked by significant changes, including the decline of serfdom and the rise of the Tudor state. His doctoral research investigated manorial officeholding and demonstrated how village elites invested in seignorial governing structures which allowed them to effectively govern their communities. His interests also include the history of felony forfeiture and the management of stray animals. Currently, he is working on a project titled ‘A Medieval ‘Middling Sort’?: Wealth and Authority in East Anglian Villages, c.1300-c.1550’, which aims to analyze the relationship between local political power and economic resources within late medieval villages, particularly through the lens of court, taxation, and landholding records. His publications include works in the Agricultural History Review and the Journal of Legal History.
Department of Economics