About this Event
Medieval Auditors and the Fight Against Corruption
Think you would be clever enough to cheat the system in fourteenth-century England? This lecture uncovers the hidden world of dishonest medieval farm managers and the specialist auditors trained to expose them. Through detailed accounts and unexpected discoveries, Jerome Gasson reveals how these officials worked, why corruption was so difficult to detect, and why the auditors did not always have the last laugh.
Bio
Jerome Gasson wrote their PhD on the Clare estate in the fourteenth century, supervised by Chris Briggs. They passed in 2025 with no corrections. And currently they are training to be a history teacher in Cambridge.
Event venue & nearby stays
University and Professional Development Centre, 73 Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
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