MICHAEL HICKS, the academic director, is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Winchester and author of Richard III: The Self-Made King (Yale, 2019), among many other books and articles. Christopher Dyer is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Leicester. He has written, edited, co-authored and co-edited many books, including William Dugdale, Historian, 1605-1686: His Life, his Writings and His County (Boydell, 2009). GORDON McKELVIE is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Winchester. MICHAEL HICKS, the academic director, is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of Winchester and author of Richard III: The Self-Made King (Yale, 2019), among many other books and articles. PAUL DRYBURGH is Principal Records Specialist (Medieval) at The National Archives, UK.

• Introduction - Michael HicksRecords of an Imperial Administration? IPMs in Scotland and Calais - Gordon McKelvie, Reviews EditorInquisitions Post Mortem in Medieval Ireland - Paul DryburghThe Court of the Honour of Clare, 1308-1360: Feudal Incidents and Inquisitions - Jennifer C WardLandscape, Farming and Society in an English Region: the Inquisitions Post Mortem for the West Midlands, 1250-1509 - Christopher DyerBeyond the Dots: Mapping Meaning in the Later Medieval Landscape - Stephen MilesonFairs and Markets in the Inquisitions Post Mortem - Matthew HolfordThe Structure of the Milling Industry 1427-37 - Matthew TompkinsProofs of Age 1246 to 1430: their Nature, Veracity and Use as Sources - William DellerWhat went on in the Medieval Parish Church 1377-1447, with particular reference to Churching - Katie ClarkeRetainers, Monks and Wine: Three Insights into Everyday Life - Michael HicksThe Administration and Efficiency of the Inquisitions Post Mortem Process. A Case Study of Northumberland - Janette GarrettLate Medieval Land Disputes and the Manipulation of the Inquisitions Post Mortem - Simon J. Payling

It is a joy to see these documents, so long the preserve of antiquaries, used to illuminate the lives not of their subjects but of the people among whom they lived.... [It] looks set to transform the way we think about and use inquisitions post mortem and proofs of age.