This is a collection of documents on English history. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusions from them. Full account has been taken of modern textual criticism. A general introduction to each volume portrays the character of the period under review and critical bibliographies have been added to assist further investigation. Documents collected include treaties, personal letters, statutes, military dispatches, diaries, declarations, newspaper articles, government and cabinet proceedings, orders, acts, sermons, pamphlets, agricultural...
This is a collection of documents on English history. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusion...
Fourteenth-century London was noisy, dirty, and disorderly, but also prosperous, proud of itself, and full of life. It was described in 1326 as a "mirror to all of England", and indeed it was. In this book A. R. Myers discusses London life in all its aspects -- customs, laws, social conditions, trade, and general conduct of city government.
Fourteenth-century London was noisy, dirty, and disorderly, but also prosperous, proud of itself, and full of life. It was described in 1326 as a "mir...
