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Caroline
M. Barron.
London
in the Later Middle Ages: Government and People 1200-1500.
Oxford
U.P., paperback reissue 2005 (previously issued in hardback 2004).
488
pages, numerous figures, 1 table.
Publisher's
recommended price
Paperback
ISBN 0199284415, £24.95
Hardback
ISBN 0199257779, £60.00
A
sample of this book is available in PDF format.
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'.
Readership:
Scholars and students of medieval history; especially urban historians;
local historians; and readers with an interest in London's history.
Contents:
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
Anne Lancashire: Appendix 1: The Mayors and Sheriffs of London 1190-1558
Appendix 2: Civic Office-Holders c.1300-c.1500
Bibliography; Index.
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