Professor Adrian Bell

Research Dean, Prosperity and Resilience

Chair in the History of Finance

Specialisms

History of Finance,
Football Finance

Location

ICMA Centre, Whiteknights Campus

Adrian is Chair in the History of Finance and Research Dean, Prosperity and Resilience.

Adrian is Chair in the History of Finance and Research Dean, Prosperity and Resilience.

He is interested in the History of Finance and recently completed a major project funded by the Leverhulme Trust with Professor Chris Brooks and Dr Helen Killick. The project “The first real estate bubble: Land Prices and Rents in Medieval England c. 1200-1550” ran for three years from 2015. The project builds upon a previous project for Leverhume with Professor Chris Brooks and Dr Tony Moore on medieval foreign exchange. A previous major project for the ESRC with the same team investigated the early and innovative use of credit finance by a succession of English medieval monarchs (10.5255/UKDA-SN-6880-1) and an earlier ESRC project entitled “Modern Finance in the Middle Ages? Advance contracts for the supply of wool” (10.5255/UKDA-SN-5325-1).

Professor Bell also specialises in the Hundred Years War and his book, War and the Soldier in the Fourteenth Century, was published by Boydell and Brewer in Autumn 2004. In 2006 he was awarded a major grant from the AHRC (jointly with Professor Anne Curry, University of Southampton) to investigate “The Soldier in Later Medieval England” for more details see http://www.medievalsoldier.org/. The findings are outlined in a major work The Soldier in Later Medieval England, published by Oxford University Press (2013).

Adrian has also appeared on The Unexpected World of Business podcast to discuss football finance.

His working papers are available on SSRN at: http://ssrn.com/author=486048

Professor Bell frequently provides expert comment for media opportunities. Longer articles and blogs are featured in the media section below.
Recent comments and articles on COVID-19 include:

Financing the Hundred Years War

Dr Tony Moore, Professor Adrian Bell

Reference: Moore, T. and Bell, A. (2019) Financing the Hundred Years War. In: Curry, A. (ed.) The Hundred Years War Revisited. Problems in Focus. Macmillan International Higher Education. ISBN 9781137389862

Medieval property investors, ca. 1300-1500

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Helen Killick

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Killick, H. (2019) Medieval property investors, ca. 1300-1500. Enterprise and Society, 20 (3). pp. 575-612. ISSN 1467-2235 doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/eso.2018.92

Is there a ‘magic link’ between research activity, professional teaching qualifications and student satisfaction?

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks

Reference: Bell, A. R. and Brooks, C. (2019) Is there a ‘magic link’ between research activity, professional teaching qualifications and student satisfaction? Higher Education Policy, 32 (2). pp. 227-248. ISSN 1740-3863 doi: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-018-0081-0

A reappraisal of the freehold property market in late medieval England

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks,

Reference: Bell, A. , Brooks, C. and Killick, H. (2019) A reappraisal of the freehold property market in late medieval England. Continuity and Change. ISSN 1469-218X (In Press)

The organisation and financing of English expeditions to the Baltic during the later Middle Ages

Professor Adrian Bell, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. and Moore, T. (2018) The organisation and financing of English expeditions to the Baltic during the later Middle Ages. In: Baker, G., Lambert, C. and Simpkin, D. (eds.) Military Communities in Late Medieval England, Essays in Honour of Andrew Ayton. Warfare in History. Boydell & Brewer, Woodbridge, Suffolk. ISBN 9781783272983

What makes students satisfied? A discussion and analysis of the UK’s national student survey

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks

Reference: Bell, A. R. and Brooks, C. (2018) What makes students satisfied? A discussion and analysis of the UK’s national student survey. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 42 (8). pp. 1118-1142. ISSN 1469-9486 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2017.1349886

Did purchasing power parity hold in medieval Europe?

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Moore, T. K. (2017) Did purchasing power parity hold in medieval Europe? The Manchester School, 85 (6). pp. 682-709. ISSN 1467-9957 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12167

Cambium non est mutuum: exchange and interest rates in medieval Europe

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Moore, T. K. (2017) Cambium non est mutuum: exchange and interest rates in medieval Europe. The Economic History Review, 70 (2). pp. 373-396. ISSN 1468-0289 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.12374

The non-use of money in the Middle Ages

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. , Brooks, C. and Moore, T. (2017) The non-use of money in the Middle Ages. In: Mayhew, N. (ed.) Peter Spufford's Money and its Use in Medieval Europe - Twenty-five Years On. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication (52). Royal Numismatic Society, pp. 137-151. ISBN 0901405698

Fighting merchants

Professor Adrian Bell, Sam Gibbs

Reference: Gibbs, S. and Bell, A. R. (2016) Fighting merchants. In: Allen, M. and Davies, M. (eds.) Medieval merchants and money: essays in honour of James L. Bolton. Institute of Historical Research, London, pp. 93-112. ISBN 9781909646162

Time-varying price discovery in the eighteenth century: empirical evidence from the London and Amsterdam stock markets

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Nick Taylor

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Taylor, N. (2016) Time-varying price discovery in the eighteenth century: empirical evidence from the London and Amsterdam stock markets. Cliometrica Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 10 (1). pp. 5-30. ISSN 1863-2505 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11698-014-0120-z

Le credit au Moyen Age: les prets a la couronne D'Angleterre entre 1272 et 1345

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. , Brooks, C. and Moore, T. (2015) Le credit au Moyen Age: les prets a la couronne D'Angleterre entre 1272 et 1345. In: Resources publiques et contstruction étatique en Europe XIII-XVIII siecle, 2-3 July 2012, Colloque organise par l'IGPDE avec l'Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne et ses laboratoires (IDHE, LAMOP, EA 127, SAMM) et le laboratoire d'excellence ReFi (heSam), pp. 117-130. (Colloque des 2 et 3 juillet 2012 sous la direction de Katia Beguin)

The credit relationship between Henry III and merchants of Douai and Ypres, 1247-70

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Moore, T. K. (2014) The credit relationship between Henry III and merchants of Douai and Ypres, 1247-70. Economic History Review, 67 (1). pp. 123-145. ISSN 1468-0289 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0289.12013

The soldier in later Medieval England : an online database

Professor Adrian Bell, Anne Curry, Adam Chapman, Andy King, David Simpkin

Reference: Bell, A. , Curry, A., Chapman, A., King, A. and Simpkin, D. (2013) The soldier in later Medieval England : an online database. In: Villalon, A. L.J. and Kagay, D. J. (eds.) The Hundred Years War (Part III) : further considerations. History of Warfare. Brill, Leiden, pp. 19-48. ISBN 9789004245648

Medieval foreign exchange: a time series analysis

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. , Brooks, C. and Moore, T. (2013) Medieval foreign exchange: a time series analysis. In: Casson, M. and Hashimzade, N. (eds.) Large Databases in Economic History: Research Methods and Case Studies. Routledge Explorations in Economic History. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 97-123. ISBN 9780415820684

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Does managerial turnover affect football club share prices?

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Tom Markham

Reference: Bell, A. , Brooks, C. and Markham, T. (2013) Does managerial turnover affect football club share prices? Aestimatio, the IEB International Journal of Finance, 7. 02-21. ISSN 2173-0164

The performance of football club managers: skill or luck?

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Tom Markham

Reference: Bell, A. , Brooks, C. and Markham, T. (2013) The performance of football club managers: skill or luck? Economics & Finance Research, 1 (1). pp. 19-30. ISSN 2164-9480 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/21649480.2013.768829

The soldier in later medieval England

Professor Adrian Bell, A. Curry, A. King, David Simpkin

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Curry, A., King, A. and Simpkin, D. (2013) The soldier in later medieval England. Oxford University Press , Oxford, pp360. ISBN 9780199680825

English members of Philippe de Mézières' Order of the Passion

Professor Adrian Bell

Reference: Bell, A. (2011) English members of Philippe de Mézières' Order of the Passion. In: Blumenfeld-Kosinski, R. and Petkov, K. (eds.) Philippe de Mézières and his Age: Piety and Politics in the Fourteenth Century. The Medieval Mediterranean (91). Brill. ISBN 9789004211131

The soldier, 'hadde he riden, no man ferre'

Professor Adrian Bell

Reference: Bell, A. R. (2011) The soldier, 'hadde he riden, no man ferre'. In: Bell, A. R. , Curry, A., Chapman, A., King, A. and Simpkin, D. (eds.) The Soldier Experience in the Fourteenth Century. Warfare in History. Boydell and Brewer, pp. 209-218. ISBN 9781843836742

The Medieval pilgrimage business

Professor Adrian Bell, Richard Steele Dale

Reference: Bell, A. R. and Dale, R. S. (2011) The Medieval pilgrimage business. Enterprise and Society, 12 (3). pp. 601-627. ISSN 1467-2235 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/es/khr014

Over the moon or sick as a parrot? The effects of football results on a club's share price

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Professor Charles Sutcliffe, David Matthews

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. , Matthews, D. and Sutcliffe, C. (2011) Over the moon or sick as a parrot? The effects of football results on a club's share price. Applied Economics, 44 (26). pp. 3435-3452. ISSN 1466-4283 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2011.577017

Credit finance in thirteenth-century England: the Ricciardi of Lucca and Edward I, 1272-1294

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Moore, T. K. (2011) Credit finance in thirteenth-century England: the Ricciardi of Lucca and Edward I, 1272-1294. In: Burton, J., Lachaud, F., Schofield, P., Stöber, K. and Weiler, B. (eds.) Thirteenth-century England XIII: proceedings of the Paris conference, 2009. Thirteenth-century England (13). Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge, pp. 101-116. ISBN 9781843836186

Medieval chroniclers as war correspondents during the Hundred Years War: the earl of Arundel's naval campaign of 1387

Professor Adrian Bell

Reference: Bell, A. R. (2010) Medieval chroniclers as war correspondents during the Hundred Years War: the earl of Arundel's naval campaign of 1387. In: Given-Wilson, C. (ed.) Fourteenth Century England. Fourteenth Century England, VI. Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge, pp. 171-184. ISBN 9781843835301

Languages in the military profession in later Medieval England

Professor Adrian Bell, Anne Curry, Adam Chapman, Andy King, David Simpkin

Reference: Curry, A., Bell, A. , Chapman, A., King, A. and Simpkin, D. (2010) Languages in the military profession in later Medieval England. In: Ingham, R. (ed.) The Anglo-Norman language and its contexts. Boydell and Brewer, Woodbridge, pp. 74-93. ISBN 9781903153307

Valuing medieval annuities: were corrodies underpriced?

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Charles Sutcliffe

Reference: Bell, A. and Sutcliffe, C. (2010) Valuing medieval annuities: were corrodies underpriced? Explorations in Economic History, 47 (2). pp. 142-157. ISSN 0014-4983 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2009.07.002

New regime, new army? Henry IV's Scottish expedition of 1400

Professor Adrian Bell, A. Curry, A. King, David Simpkin

Reference: Curry, A., Bell, A. R. , King, A. and Simpkin, D. (2010) New regime, new army? Henry IV's Scottish expedition of 1400. The English Historical Review, CXXV (517). pp. 1382-1413. ISSN 0013-8266 doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/ceq343

Interest in Medieval accounts: examples from England, 1272-1340

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Moore, T. K. (2009) Interest in Medieval accounts: examples from England, 1272-1340. History, 94 (316). pp. 411-433. ISSN 1468-229X doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-229X.2009.00464.x

Accounts of the English Crown with Italian merchant societies, 1272-1345

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Dr Tony Moore

Reference: Bell, A. , Brooks, C. and Moore, A. (2009) Accounts of the English Crown with Italian merchant societies, 1272-1345. Standard List, 331. The List and Index Society, Kew, pp306. ISBN 9781906875183

The fourteenth-century soldier: more Chaucer's knight or medieval career?

Professor Adrian Bell

Reference: Bell, A. R. (2008) The fourteenth-century soldier: more Chaucer's knight or medieval career? In: France, J. (ed.) Mercenaries and Paid Men: the Mercenary Identity in the Middle Ages. History of Warfare (47). Brill, pp. 301-315. ISBN 9789004164475

Interest rates and efficiency in medieval wool forward contracts

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Paul R. Dryburgh

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Dryburgh, P. R. (2007) Interest rates and efficiency in medieval wool forward contracts. Journal of Banking & Finance, 31 (2). pp. 361-380. ISSN 0378-4266 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2006.04.006

The English wool market, c.1230-1327

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Paul R. Dryburgh

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Dryburgh, P. R. (2007) The English wool market, c.1230-1327. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp214. ISBN 9780521859417

‘Leger est aprendre mes fort est arendre’: wool, debt, and the dispersal of Pipewell Abbey (1280-1330)

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Paul R. Dryburgh

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Dryburgh, P. R. (2006) ‘Leger est aprendre mes fort est arendre’: wool, debt, and the dispersal of Pipewell Abbey (1280-1330). Journal of Medieval History, 32 (3). pp. 187-211. ISSN 0304-4181 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmedhist.2006.07.001

Advance contracts for sale of wool c.1200-c.1327

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Paul R. Dryburgh

Reference: Bell, A. , Brooks, C. and Dryburgh, P. R. (2006) Advance contracts for sale of wool c.1200-c.1327. List and Index Society, 315. List and Index Society, Kew, pp244.

Modern finance in the Middle Ages? Advance contracts with Cistercian abbeys for the supply of wool c. 1270-1330: a summary of findings

Professor Adrian Bell, Professor Chris Brooks, Paul Dryburgh

Reference: Bell, A. R. , Brooks, C. and Dryburgh, P. (2004) Modern finance in the Middle Ages? Advance contracts with Cistercian abbeys for the supply of wool c. 1270-1330: a summary of findings. Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses, 55 (3-4). pp. 339-343. ISSN 0009-7497

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History of Finance
Football Finance

Location

ICMA Centre, Whiteknights Campus

Professor Adrian Bell

Research Dean, Prosperity and Resilience

Specialisms

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Financing the Hundred Years War

Medieval property investors, ca. 1300-1500

Is there a ‘magic link’ between research activity, professional teaching qualifications and student satisfaction?

A reappraisal of the freehold property market in late medieval England

The organisation and financing of English expeditions to the Baltic during the later Middle Ages

What makes students satisfied? A discussion and analysis of the UK’s national student survey

Did purchasing power parity hold in medieval Europe?

Cambium non est mutuum: exchange and interest rates in medieval Europe

The non-use of money in the Middle Ages

Fighting merchants

Time-varying price discovery in the eighteenth century: empirical evidence from the London and Amsterdam stock markets

Le credit au Moyen Age: les prets a la couronne D'Angleterre entre 1272 et 1345

The credit relationship between Henry III and merchants of Douai and Ypres, 1247-70

The soldier in later Medieval England : an online database

Medieval foreign exchange: a time series analysis

Does managerial turnover affect football club share prices?

The performance of football club managers: skill or luck?

The soldier in later medieval England

English members of Philippe de Mézières' Order of the Passion

The soldier, 'hadde he riden, no man ferre'

The Medieval pilgrimage business

Over the moon or sick as a parrot? The effects of football results on a club's share price

Credit finance in thirteenth-century England: the Ricciardi of Lucca and Edward I, 1272-1294

Medieval chroniclers as war correspondents during the Hundred Years War: the earl of Arundel's naval campaign of 1387

Languages in the military profession in later Medieval England

Valuing medieval annuities: were corrodies underpriced?

New regime, new army? Henry IV's Scottish expedition of 1400

Interest in Medieval accounts: examples from England, 1272-1340

Accounts of the English Crown with Italian merchant societies, 1272-1345

The fourteenth-century soldier: more Chaucer's knight or medieval career?

Interest rates and efficiency in medieval wool forward contracts

The English wool market, c.1230-1327

‘Leger est aprendre mes fort est arendre’: wool, debt, and the dispersal of Pipewell Abbey (1280-1330)

Advance contracts for sale of wool c.1200-c.1327

Modern finance in the Middle Ages? Advance contracts with Cistercian abbeys for the supply of wool c. 1270-1330: a summary of findings

War and the soldier in the fourteenth century

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The Soldier in later Medieval England: A major new AHRC research project

Modern Finance in the Middle Ages? Advance contracts for the supply of wool

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