Lordship and the urban community : Durham and its overlords 1250-1540 / Margaret Bonney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonney, Margaret, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feudalism--England--Durham--History--16th century.

Feudalism.

Feudalism--England--Durham--History--To 1500.

Land tenure--England--Durham--History.

Land tenure.

Nobility--England--Durham--History.

Nobility.

Durham (England)--History.

Durham (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 307 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Lordship & the Urban Community

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The city of Durham, although geographically far removed from the centre of political power in England in the later medieval period, was of great strategic and ecclesiastical importance during its early history. It was the seat of the prince bishops, a military headquarters for the defence of the northern borders of England, a centre for pilgrimages to the shrine of St Cuthbert and the principal market town for the region. After tracing Durham's late tenth-century origins, the book examines the subsequent developments in religious and military building work on the peninsula which accompanied the growth of a successful urban community in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. This section of the book is complemented by the reproduction of all the extant medieval plans for Durham in an appendix, which also includes later maps of the town and several illustrations which help to explain the complex topography. Furthermore, although at first sight Durham's overlords might seem oppressive, there is little evidence of the townsmen's dissatisfaction with their rule, and none of urban revolt in late medieval Durham.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Feb 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780511097508

0511097506

9780511583841

0511583842

Publisher Number:

2027/heb01172 hdl