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To accompany her new book, Rachael also wrote for the RHS blog about the prominence of guilds in pre-Reformation society bit.ly/4oncsc1.

All 25 books in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' series are available free Open Access. To learn more about NHP bit.ly/47rxWP3 2/2 #Skystorians
25th title published in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' Open Access book series - RHS
The Society is very pleased to announce publication, today, of the 25th title in its 'New Historical Perspectives' book series: Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlo...
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To accompany publication of her new book, Rachel writes for the RHS blog about the extent and importance of guilds in pre-Reformation society bit.ly/4oncsc1

'Forging Fraternity' is the 25th title in the NHP series, with all volumes available free Open Access bit.ly/47tUAq0 #Skystorians 2/2
Front cover of RHS blog post on Forging Fraternity. Full abstract: In this post, Rachael Harkes introduces her new book — ‘Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers’ Guild of Ludlow’ — which is published in the Society’s ‘New Historical Perspectives’ series with University of London Press. Using the Palmers’ Guild of Ludlow as a prism, Rachael considers the almost ubiquitous membership of religious guilds in both urban and rural society on the eve of the Reformation. With more than 18,000 members recorded in the guild’s massive extant archive, drawn from across the social spectrum and spread throughout Wales, England, Iberia, Ireland and France, the Palmers offer a unique opportunity to investigate the interplay between institutions and individuals in the Middle Ages. ‘Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society’ is the 25th title in the Society’s New Historical Perspectives series for early career historians. Rachael’s book, and all other titles in the series are published free, Open Access, and in paperback print.
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM