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War, Politics and Finance in Late Medieval English Towns - Bristol, York and the Crown, 1350-1400 (Paperback)
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War, Politics and Finance in Late Medieval English Towns - Bristol, York and the Crown, 1350-1400 (Paperback)
Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
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Relations between town and crown in late medieval England examined
through two of its most important towns, Bristol and York. The
strengthening of ties between crown and locality in the fourteenth
century is epitomised by the relationships between York and Bristol
(then amongst the largest and wealthiest urban communities in
England) and the crown. Thisbook combines a detailed study of the
individuals who ruled Bristol and York at the time with a close
analysis of the texts which illustrate the relationship between the
two cities and the king, thus offering a new perspective
onrelations between town and crown in late medieval England.
Beginning with an analysis of the various demands, financial,
political and commercial, made upon the towns by the Hundred Years
War, the author argues that such pressures facilitated the
development of a partnership in government between the crown and
the two towns, meaning that the elite inhabitants became
increasingly important in national affairs. The book goes on to
explore in detail thenature of urban aspirations within the
kingdom, arguing that the royal charters granting the towns their
coveted county status were crucial in binding their ruling elites
into the apparatus of royal government, and giving them a powerful
voice in national politics. Dr Christian D. Liddy is Senior
Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Durham.
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