
London in the Later Middle Ages
Government and People 1200-1500
Caroline M. Barron(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 7. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
488 pages
978-0-19-928441-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first full account of the evolution of the government of London from the tempestuous days of the Commune in the late twelfth century to the calmer waters of Tudor England. Caroline Barron shows how the elected rulers of London developed ways of dealing with both demanding monarchs and quarrelsome city inhabitants. The remarkable survival of the city's own records makes it possible to trace, in unexpected detail, the inner workings of civic politics and government over three hundred years. London was by far the most populous and wealthy city in the kingdom, and its practices were widely copied throughout England. It was, as the Londoners claimed in 1339, the 'mirror and example to the whole land'.
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impressive ... eminently readable ... One of the many great strengths of the book is in its balance between the exposition of the larger context of Barron's analysis and its illustration by individual cases. * Annette Kern-Stahler, Archiv fur das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen * [a] magisterial study... It may be much longer before a more scholarly, richly detailed, and finely structured work appears in this genre. Quite apart from the excellent, solid scholarship packing its pages, the book functions as smoothly as the smartest piece of technology. * Philippa C Maddern, Economic History Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous figures, 1 table
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
746 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-928441-2 (9780199284412)
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Book
03/2004
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Person
Caroline M. Barron is Professor of the History of London at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Content
PART I. CITY AND CROWN: THE REALITY OF ROYAL POWER ; 1. The Demands of the Crown ; 2. The Needs of the City ; PART II. CITY AND PROSPERITY: THE CREATION OF WEALTH ; 3. The Economic Infrastructure ; 4. The Manufacture and Distribution of Goods ; 5. Overseas Trade ; PART III. THE GOVERNMENT OF LONDON ; 6. The City Courts ; 7. The Annually Elected Officials: Mayors and Sheriffs ; 8. The Government of London: A Civic Bureaucracy ; 9. From Guilds to Companies ; PART IV. THE PRACTICE OF CIVIC GOVERNMENT ; 10. The Urban Environment ; 11. Welfare Provision ; Epilogue ; Appendix 1: The Mayors and Sheriffs of London 1190-1558 ; Appendix 2: Civic Office-Holders c.1300-c.1500 ; Bibliography ; Index