Medieval London : Collected Papers of Caroline M. Barron

Martha Carlin

ISBN 10: 1580442560 / ISBN 13: 9781580442565

Published by ISD International - IPSUK Nov 2017, 2017

Neuware - Caroline M. Barron is the world's leading authority on the history of medieval London. For half a century she has investigated London's role as medieval England's political, cultural, and commercial capital, together with the urban landscape and the social, occupational, and religious cultures that shaped the lives of its inhabitants. This collection of eighteen papers focuses on four themes: crown and city; parish, church, and religious culture; the people of medieval London; and the city's intellectual and cultural world. They represent essential reading on the history of one of the world's greatest cities by its foremost scholar. Seller Inventory # 9781580442565

Synopsis:

Caroline Barron is the foremost scholar of medieval London and she has made her impact through a series of major articles touching the politics, guilds, and people of the City. This collection of eighteen revised and updated papers deal with the Crown and the City; parish, church and religious culture; people of late-medieval London (including Richard Whittington) and the intellectual and cultural world of a city that soon grew into one of the most important in Europe and the world.

About the Authors: Caroline M. Barron is Emeritus Professor of the History of London at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research relates particularly to the late-medieval history of the City of London, the reign of Richard II, and the history of women.

Martha Carlin is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she specializes in urban social life, including correspondence, food, and shopping.

Joel T. Rosenthal is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Stony Brook University, New York. He is a specialist in medieval prosopography and English social and family history.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Medieval London : Collected Papers of ...
Publisher: ISD International - IPSUK Nov 2017
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu