Medieval Westminster 1200-1540

ISBN-13: 9780198201564 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 448 str.

Gervase Rosser

Opis

This unique look at the town of Westminster is a study of the nature of the urban community in the late Middle Ages. As a small town, characterized by a complex economy and society but lacking legal incorporation, Westminster typified the large yet neglected class of medieval urban centers. Rosser here examines the forces that existed to contain tensions and ensure continuity in the community. The regular expressions of shared interests and common identity--in local government, parochial life, and the activities of guilds--are shown to be essential to the survival of the town. A valuable contribution to the study of the social and economic history of the late Middle Ages, this work will be of interest to students of late medieval economic and social history as well as to urban historians.

Recenzje

it is one of the most enjoyable features of Dr Rosser's exceptionally well-written monograph that he is at pains to wrest very general lines of interpretation from the experience of this small ... and highly untypical town

Spis treści

List of illustrations; List of figures; List of tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; The making of the Royal capital, to 1300; The King's capital, 1300-1540; Landlords, tenants, and houses; Fairs and markets; Occupations; Population and society; Urban government; The religion of the lay community; Guilds; Charitable institutions; Conclusion; Appendices i-viii; Select bibliography; Index