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James Davis was an undergraduate at the University of Durham and a postgraduate at the University of Cambridge, completing a PhD on retail trade and market culture in late medieval England. He was appointed to his present post at Queen's in February 2005.
Research Statement
Dr Davis's main research interests focus upon medieval social and economic history, particularly medieval English towns, markets and trade. He has examined the market culture and practices of medieval England through a variety of literary and legal sources and published numerous articles from this research. His recent monograph (publshed in 2012 by Cambridge University Press) was entitled Medieval market morality: life, law and ethics in the English marketplace, 1200-1500. He has also worked and published on the early-Reformation heretical book trade.
Teaching
Dr James Davis teaches on the following programmes / modules:
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Undergraduate |
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The Peasants' Revolt, 1381 (HIS3011) Exploring History I: The Black Death (HIS1003) History and Historians (HIS1001) |
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Projects
- 2 Active
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R1645HAP: Medieval Street Life: Space, Culture and Commerce in English Towns, 1200-1500
09/08/2016 → …
Project: Research
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R1946HIS: Morality, Law and Misbehaviour in the Medieval English Marketplace
01/08/2007 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Review of: Robert Blackmore, Government and Merchant Finance in Anglo-Gascon Trade, 1300-1500 (Cham, 2020)
Davis, J., 01 Jan 2022, In: Speculum. 97, 1, p. 150–151Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Book Review: Compassionate capitalism: business and community in medieval England, by Catherine Casson, Mark Casson, John S. Lee and Katie Phillips, Bristol, Bristol University Press, 2020, ISBN 978-1529209259
Davis, J., 24 Jun 2021, (Early online date) In: Business History.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Review of David Stone, ed., The Accounts of the Manor of Esher in the Winchester Pipe Rolls, 1235-1376 (Woking: Surrey Record Society, 2017)
Davis, J., Nov 2020, In: Economic History Review. 73, 4, p. 1204-1206 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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'They knawe it wele ynogh': The stratification and discrimination of regrators in the medieval English marketplace
Davis, J., 01 Apr 2020, In: Quaderni storici. 163, p. 119-37Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Review of Lawrin Armstrong, ed., The Idea of a Moral Economy: Gerard of Siena on Usury, Restitution, and Prescription (Toronto, 2016)
Davis, J., 01 Jul 2019, In: Speculum. 94, 3, p. 806-807Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Prizes
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British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship
Davis, James (Recipient), 01 Jan 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
Davis, James (Recipient), 01 Oct 2002
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Ellen McArthur Prize in Economic History
Davis, James (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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School talk on 'The historical themes of Chaucer's The Wife of Bath'
James Davis (Speaker)
09 Feb 2022Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a school group or open day
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Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique-FNRS (External organisation)
James Davis (Reviewer)
Mar 2022Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
James Davis (Peer reviewer)
Feb 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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National Science Center (External organisation)
James Davis (Reviewer)
Apr 2022Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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University of Toronto Press (Publisher)
James Davis (Peer reviewer)
Aug 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Press / Media
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The Black Death - History of Pandemics
01/07/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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BBC Radio London (The Robert Elms Show) - London's markets
28/08/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Historical Association podcast
30/01/2013
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities