Medieval york / D.M. Palliser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palliser, D. M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

York (England)--Antiquities.

York (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Medieval York' provides a comprehensive history of what is now considered England's most famous surviving medieval city, covering nearly 1000 years. It is essential reading for anyone interested in York's past and in its rich heritage of medieval churches, guildhalls, houses, streets, and city walls - the most complete medieval circuit in England.

Contents:

Cover; MEDIEVAL YORK 600-1540; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; List of Maps; List of Plates; List of Abbreviations; York's Name and Status; Introduction: A city in time and space; 1: Origins and myths: Eburacum and its successors; Roman York; Sub-Roman York; Early history and myth; Appendix I: The 'Anglian Tower'; 2: One York or several? The city resettled; Romano-Britons and English: c.500-618; King, bishop, and cathedral: c.618-85; Urban life reborn; Alcuin's York; English York after Alcuin: 786-866; Appendix II: Northumbrian dates to 627; Appendix III: Alcuin's life and works

3: Anglo-Scandinavian York: 866-1066The Viking kingdom: c.867-954; York under English and Danish earls: 954-1066; Life in Jorvik: Topography and economy; Life in Jorvik: Christianization and society; York in the time of King Edward; Appendix IV: Survivals from the pre-Conquest churches; 4: French conquest and lordship: 1066-1215; The Norman Conquest: William I; Domesday Book; Conquest consolidated: William II and Henry I; Conflict, invasion, and civil war; The early Angevins: 1154-1216; Crown, Church, and citizens; Society, economy, and culture; A new townscape

Appendix V: The rights and customs of the archbishop and chapter, c.1080 and 11065: Commune and capital: c.1215-1349; The Crown and the city: 1213-98; A second capital? York and the Crown, 1298-1349; Church and culture; Commune to corporation; Citizens, townspeople, and visitors; Making a living; A changing townscape; 6: A golden age? 1349-c.1450; The physical setting; Black Death to Peasants' Revolt: 1349-82; Apogee: 1382-1430; Civic government; City, guilds, and plays; Religion and secular life; Lay society; Getting and spending; A turning point: c.1430-50; Appendix VI: The York Plays

7: 'Great ruin and extreme decay': c.1450-c.1540Turbulence and civil wars: 1453-89; Royal power revived: 1489-1529; Civic government in crisis? 1450-1530; Economic recession; Population and society; The urban context; Church and culture; The mid-century crisis; Conclusion; Bibliography; MANUSCRIPT SOURCES; PRIMARY PRINTED SOURCES; SECONDARY SOURCES; UNPUBLISHED THESES; Picture Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-166757-9

OCLC:

870646886