Civic community in Late Medieval Lincoln : urban society and economy in the age of the Black Death, 1289-1409 /

The later middle ages saw provincial towns and their civic community contending with a number of economic, social and religious problems -- including famine and the plague. This book, using Lincoln -- then a significant urban centre -- as a case study, investigates how such a community dealt with th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kissane, Alan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Federal-city relations > England > Lincoln.
Black Death > England > Lincoln.
Relations fédérales-municipales > Angleterre > Lincoln.
Peste noire > Angleterre > Lincoln.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Black Death
Civilization
Federal-city relations
Politics and government
Lincoln (England) > History.
England > Lincoln
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Urban foundations : occupational structure
  • 2. Lincoln as entrepôt : tolls, trade and credit
  • 3. The Crown and the fee farm
  • 4. The growth of civic government
  • 5. Fraternity, orthodoxy and communal cooperation
  • 6. Chantry founders, commemoration and the rental market
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices.

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