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Britnell, R.H.

 
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This is a study of one of England's principal cloth towns during the late Middle Ages.

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This is a study of one of England's principal cloth towns during the late Middle Ages. It draws extensively upon unpublished records in Colchester and elsewhere, and is the first history of a medieval English town to analyse in conjunction the relationships between overseas trade, urban development and changes in rural society.

Contenuti

Part I. Rusticity, 1300–49: 1 Urban economy; 2. Urban liberty; 3. Food supplies Survey, 1300–49; Part II. Growth, 1350–1414: 4. Colchester cloth and its markets; 5. Industry; 6. Population; 7. Credit and wealth; 8. Government; 9. Economic regulation; 10. Town and country Survey, 1350–1414; Part III. Change and Decay, 1415–1525: 11. Colchester cloth and its markets; 12. Industry; 13. Population; 14. Credit and wealth; 15. Government; 16. Economic regulation; 17. Town and country Survey, 1415–1525.

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