Progress and Problems in Medieval England

Richard Britnell

ISBN 10: 052155036X / ISBN 13: 9780521550369

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The contributors to this collection of essays in honour of the distinguished medieval historian Edward Miller pay tribute by writing on the society and economy of England between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries. They address many of the most important themes of an era that witnessed profound change in rural, commercial, urban and industrial life, and they focus in particular on the progress achieved and the problems encountered. The subjects covered include the growth of London, the commercial and urban development of the north, Italian merchants and banking, overseas trade, taxation, farm servants, hunting and poaching, changing relations between landlords and tenants, the expansion of the economy in the twelfth century, and the great slump of the fifteenth. The book has been written by leading experts, and is a major contribution to English medieval economic and social history.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Progress and Problems in Medieval England
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052155036X
• ISBN 13: 9780521550369
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 23D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 636 grams

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Synopsis

In this series of essays on the society and economy of England between the eleventh and the sixteenth centuries, fourteen contributors address many of the most important themes in an era that experienced profound change in rural, commercial, urban and industrial life. Subjects covered include the growth of London, the commercial and urban development of the north, Italian merchants and banking, overseas trade, taxation, farm servants, hunting and poaching, changing relations between landlords and tenants, the expansion of the economy in the twelfth century and the great slump of the fifteenth.

Review

"One comes away from this volume with a renewed sense of the vibrant interaction between rural and urban cultures in medieval england. This is historical research in its finest form. It should serve as a model of what medieval historical research can accomplish." Kenneth Cox, Agricultural History

"This is one collection that I would recommend strongly for the librraries of scholars and universities. It is a worthy tribute to a fine scholar." John Langdon, ALbion

"this is one collection that I would recommend strongly for the libraries of scholars and universities. It is a worthy tribute to a fine scholar." John Langdon, Albion