The Cambridge urban history of Britain. Volume 1, 600-1540 / edited by D. M. Palliser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Palliser, D. M. (David Michael), 1939- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Great Britain--History.

Cities and towns.

Sociology, Urban--Great Britain--History.

Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 841 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Summary:

The first volume of The Cambridge Urban History surveys the history of British towns from their post-Roman origins in the seventh century down to the sixteenth century. It provides the first ever detailed overview of the course of medieval urban development, and draws on archaeological and architectural as well as historical sources. The volume combines thematic analysis with regional and national surveys, with full coverage of developments in England, Scotland and Wales. The international team of contributors represent historical, geographical and archaeological expertise, and the whole marks a major step forward in the understanding of the medieval British town. Part One examines historiographical tradition and the origins of British towns. Parts Two and Three focus on the early and later medieval periods respectively, and Part Four contains a sequence of systematic regional surveys. Extensively illustrated, the volume also contains ranking lists of towns and an extensive bibliography.

Contents:

Introduction / D.M. Palliser

The origins of British towns / D.M. Palliser

The early middle ages 600-1300

General survey 600-1300 / Grenville Astill

Power and authority 600-1300 / James Campbell

Society and population 600-1300 / Richard Holt

The economy of British towns 600-1300 / Richard Britnell

Churches, education and literacy in towns 600-1300 / Julia Barrow

The topography of towns 600-1300 / D.M. Palliser, T.R. Slater and E. Patricia Dennison

London from the post-Roman period to 1300 / Derek Keene

The large towns 600-1300 / David A. Hinton

Small towns 600-1270 / John Blair

The later middle ages 1300-1540

General survey 1300-1540 / Barrie Dobson

Government, power and authority 1300-1540 / S.H. Rigby and Elizabeth Ewan

The economy of British towns 1300-1540 / Richard Britnell

Urban culture and the Church 1300-1540 / Gervase Rosser and E. Patricia Dennison

The built environment 1300-1540 / John Schofield and Geoffrey Stell

London 1300-1540 / Caroline M. Barron

The greater towns 1300-1540 / Jennifer Kermode

Port towns: England and Wales 1300-1540 / Maryanne Kowaleski

Port towns: Scotland 1300-1540 / David Ditchburn

Small towns 1270-1540 / Christopher Dyer

Regional surveys

Regional introduction (England and Wales) / Derek Keene and D.M. Palliser

The South-East of England / Derek Keene

The South-West of England / T.R. Slater

The Midlands / Christopher Dyer and T.R. Slater

East Anglia / Bärbel Brodt

Northern towns / Jennifer Kermode

Wales and the Marches / Ralph A. Griffiths

Scotland / E. Patricia Dennison and Grant G. Simpson

Conclusion

Conclusion / D.M. Palliser

Appendix: Ranking lists of English medieval towns / Alan Dyer.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781139053754 (ebook)

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