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Medieval London (Routledge Library Editions. the City) - Softcover

Williams, Gwyn A.

 
9780415849524: Medieval London (Routledge Library Editions. the City)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415849527 ISBN 13: 9780415849524
Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This unique study is based on the careful interpretation of evidence in the commercial and administrative records of the City and in the royal records, of the process by which London developed from a commune of a feudal kingdom into the capital city of the English nation. The period covered is the century and a half between 1191 and the beginnings of the Hundred Years' War. Leading themes are the emergence of its administrative elite, the changing pattern of its mercantile interests, and the rise of its craft organizations; and a detailed account is given of the social and constitutional conflicts that marked London's history between the popular revolt of 1263 and the succession of Edward III.

A notable feature of this volume is the reconstruction from teh records of a large number of outline biographies of Londoners of all classes.

This book was first published in 1963.

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About the Author

Gwyn A. Williams

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415849527
ISBN 13 
9780415849524
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
402