Lived Experience at Bodiam, Scotney and Ightham in the Later Middle Ages
Bodiam, Scotney and Ightham are gentry houses in south-east England. All three were initially constructed during the 14th century. They provide a focussed research area with a range of documentary and archaeological evidence from the later middle ages.
Although lived experience has been discussed frequently in prehistory it has rarely been applied to medieval sites. The concept suggests new ways to examine these buildings from a novel, subjective perspective.
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