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Although mercers have long been recognised as one of the most
influential trades in medieval London, this is the first book to
offer a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the trade from the
twelfth to the sixteenth century. The variety of mercery goods
(linen, silk, worsted and small manufactured items including what
is now called haberdashery) gave the mercers of London an edge over
all competitors. The sources and production of all these
commodities is traced throughout the period covered. It was as the
major importers and distributors of linen in England that London
mercers were able to take control of the Merchant Adventurers and
the export of English cloth to the Low Countries. The development
of the Adventurers' Company and its domination by London mercers is
described from its first privileges of 1296 to after the fall of
Antwerp. This book investigates the earliest itinerant mercers and
the artisans who made and sold mercery goods (such as the silkwomen
of London, so often mercers' wives), and their origins in counties
like Norfolk, the source of linen and worsted. These diverse
traders were united by the neighbourhood of the London Mercery on
Cheapside and by their need for the privileges of the freedom of
London. Extensive use of Netherlandish and French sources puts the
London Mercery into the context of European Trade, and literary
texts add a more personal image of the merchant and his
preoccupation with his social status which rose from that of the
despised pedlar to the advisor of princes. After a slow start, the
Mercers' Company came to include some of the wealthiest and most
powerful men of London and administer a wide range of charitable
estates such as that of Richard Whittington. The story of how they
survived the vicissitudes inflicted by the wars and religious
changes of the sixteenth century concludes this fascinating and
wide-ranging study.
This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new
trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW For
four decades, Michael Hicks has been a figure central to the study
of fifteenth-century England. His scholarly output is remarkable
both for its sheer bulk and for the diversity of the fields it
covers. This extraordinary breadth is reflected by the variety of
subjects covered by the papers in the present volume, offered to
Professor Hicks by friends, colleagues and former students to mark
his retirement from the University of Winchester. Fifteenth-century
royalty, nobility and gentry, long at the heart of his own work,
naturally take centre stage, but his contribution to economic and
regional history, both in the early part of his career as a
research fellow at the Victoria County History and more recently as
director of a succession of major research projects, is also
reflected in the essays presented here. The individual
contributions are populated by some of the major characters of
Yorkist England, many of them made household names by Professor
Hicks's own writings - King Edward IV and his mistresses; the
Neville earls of Warwick and Salisbury; the Stafford, Herbert,
Percy, Tiptoft and de Vere earls of Devon, Pembroke,Northumberland,
Worcester and Oxford - while the themes covered span the full
panoply of medieval life: from treason to trade, warfare to
widowhood and lordship to law enforcement. Equally broad is the
papers' geographical spread,covering regions from Catalonia to
Normandy, from Hampshire to Yorkshire and from Worcestershire and
the Welsh marches to East Anglia. Contributors: Anne Curry,
Christopher Dyer, Peter Fleming, Ralph Griffiths, JohnHare,
Winifred Harwood, Matthew Holford, Hannes Kleineke, Gordon
McKelvie, Mark Page, Simon Payling, A.J. Pollard, James Ross, Karen
Stoeber, Anne F. Sutton
This series [pushes] the boundaries of knowledge and [develops] new
trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW The
essays collected here cast light on the factors that made or
defined an individual, and the ways in which the men and women
concerned gave expression to their individuality. Facets of the
characters of English kings emerge from the varying contents of
their wills, and the use of propaganda in their personal letters.
By contrast, Margaret of Anjou's early years are explored for the
roots of her conduct as queen consort, and how she matched up to
contemporary expectations following Henry VI's mental collapse. The
law courts and the legal profession provide the stage and cast for
several papers: individual lawyers, of dubious integrity and adept
at manipulating legal processes intheir own interests, provoked the
violence that led to their own deaths, while a member of the same
profession is shown to have orchestrated civic riots in which he
and his neighbours sought to give expression to their own statusas
they perceived it. Finally, in their frustrated search for justice,
strong-minded women asserted their individual rights by taking
their grievances to Henry VII's star chamber. Contributors: Chris
Given-Wilson, Anthony Gross, David Grummitt, Samuel Lane, Simon
Payling, Alice Raw, Anne F. Sutton, Deborah Youngs.
Although mercers have long been recognised as one of the most
influential trades in medieval London, this is the first book to
offer a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the trade from the
twelfth to the sixteenth century. The variety of mercery goods
(linen, silk, worsted and small manufactured items including what
is now called haberdashery) gave the mercers of London an edge over
all competitors. The sources and production of all these
commodities is traced throughout the period covered. It was as the
major importers and distributors of linen in England that London
mercers were able to take control of the Merchant Adventurers and
the export of English cloth to the Low Countries. The development
of the Adventurers' Company and its domination by London mercers is
described from its first privileges of 1296 to after the fall of
Antwerp. This book investigates the earliest itinerant mercers and
the artisans who made and sold mercery goods (such as the silkwomen
of London, so often mercers' wives), and their origins in counties
like Norfolk, the source of linen and worsted. These diverse
traders were united by the neighbourhood of the London Mercery on
Cheapside and by their need for the privileges of the freedom of
London. Extensive use of Netherlandish and French sources puts the
London Mercery into the context of European Trade, and literary
texts add a more personal image of the merchant and his
preoccupation with his social status which rose from that of the
despised pedlar to the advisor of princes. After a slow start, the
Mercers' Company came to include some of the wealthiest and most
powerful men of London and administer a wide range of charitable
estates such as that of Richard Whittington. The story of how they
survived the vicissitudes inflicted by the wars and religious
changes of the sixteenth century concludes this fascinating and
wide-ranging study.
New contributions to the most important critical debates of the
period. The themes of 'image' and 'representation' play a major
part in the essays collected in this volume; subjects explored
include the religious sympathies of townsfolk and gentry and their
physical manifestations, the cultural setting for the activities of
leading families of the period and the interaction of Crown and
community of the realm. As the fruit of original archival research
on the later Middle Ages, overall the contributions offer the most
up-to-date scholarship on the period, and a snapshot of the most
crucial issues in current research. Contributors: CLIVE BURGESS,
PAUL CAVILL, JON DENTON, THOMAS S. FREEMAN, ALASDAIR HAWKYARD,
STEPHEN MILESON, JENNI NUTTALL, COLIN RICHMOND, ANNE F. SUTTON
First full-scale guide to the origins and development of the early
printed book, and the issues associated with it. The history of the
book is now recognized as a field of central importance for
understanding the cultural changes that swept through Tudor
England. This companion aims to provide a comprehensive guide to
the issues relevant to theearly printed book, covering the
significant cultural, social and technological developments from
1476 (the introduction of printing to England) to 1558 (the death
of Mary Tudor). Divided into thematic sections (the printed
booktrade; the book as artefact; patrons, purchasers and producers;
and the cultural capital of print), it considers the social,
historical, and cultural context of the rise of print, with the
problems as well as advantages of the transmission from manuscript
to print. the printers of the period; the significant Latin trade
and its effect on the English market; paper, types, bindings, and
woodcuts and other decorative features which create the packaged
book; and the main sponsors and consumers of the printed book:
merchants, the lay clientele, secular and religious clergy, and the
two Universities, as well as secular colleges and chantries.
Further topics addressed include humanism, women translators, and
the role of censorship and the continuity of Catholic publishing
from that time. The book is completed with a chronology and
detailed indices. Vincent Gillespie is J.R.R. Tolkien Professor of
English Literature and Language at the University of Oxford; Susan
Powell held a Chair in Medieval Texts and Culture at the University
of Salford, and is currently affiliated to the Universities of
London and York. Contributors: Tamara Atkin, Alan Coates, Thomas
Betteridge, Julia Boffey, James Clark, A.S.G. Edwards, Martha W.
Driver, Mary Erler, Alexandra Gillespie, Vincent Gillespie, Andrew
Hope, Brenda Hosington, Susan Powell, Pamela Robinson, AnneF.
Sutton, Daniel Wakelin, James Willoughby, Lucy Wooding
Important aspects of fifteenth-century England and Europe assessed
in this new collection. A variety of new perspectives and fresh
insights into people and society in fifteenth-century England and
France are gathered together here. We learn from contemporary
accounts of the battle of Anthon how regional politics in
theDauphine were enmeshed in the broader conflict over the French
throne; subtle inferences about East Anglian politics in the
fifteenth century are derived not only from a detailed study of
stained glass, but also from a close examination of Sir John
Fastolf's papers; the motivations of members of guilds in founding
almshouses in their towns, and how such establishments functioned,
are presented for our deeper understanding; relations between
Humphrey, dukeof Gloucester, and the citizens of London at crucial
stages of Henry VI's reign are explored anew; the celebration of
the accession of Edward IV by the artistic endeavours of a clerk of
the staple of Calais gives our study of theperiod a new visual
dimension; and a drama perhaps performed in the household of
Cardinal Morton throws a new perspective on contemporary attitudes
towards the nobility and Henry VII's "new men". Contributors:
KATHLEEN DALY, DAVID KING, RUTH LEXTON, JONATHAN MACKMAN, CAROLE
RAWCLIFFE, COLIN RICHMOND, LUCY RHYMER, ANNE F, SUTTON.
First full-scale guide to the origins and development of the early
printed book, and the issues associated with it. The history of the
book is now recognized as a field of central importance for
understanding the cultural changes that swept through Tudor
England. This companion aims to provide a comprehensive guide to
the issues relevant to theearly printed book, covering the
significant cultural, social and technological developments from
1476 (the introduction of printing to England) to 1558 (the death
of Mary Tudor). Divided into thematic sections (the printed
booktrade; the book as artefact; patrons, purchasers and producers;
and the cultural capital of print), it considers the social,
historical, and cultural context of the rise of print, with the
problems as well as advantages of the transmission from manuscript
to print. the printers of the period; the significant Latin trade
and its effect on the English market; paper, types, bindings, and
woodcuts and other decorative features which create the packaged
book; and the main sponsors and consumers of the printed book:
merchants, the lay clientele, secular and religious clergy, and the
two Universities, as well as secular colleges and chantries.
Further topics addressed include humanism, women translators, and
the role of censorship and the continuity of Catholic publishing
from that time. The book is completed with a chronology and
detailed indices. VINCENT GILLESPIE is J.R.R. Tolkien Professor of
English Literature and Language at the University of Oxford; SUSAN
POWELL held a Chair in Medieval Texts and Culture at the University
of Salford, and is currently affiliated to the Universities of
London and York. Contributors: Tamara Atkin, Alan Coates, Thomas
Betteridge, Julia Boffey, James Clark, A.S.G. Edwards, Martha W.
Driver, Mary Erler, Alexandra Gillespie, Vincent Gillespie, Andrew
Hope, Brenda Hosington, Susan Powell, Pamela Robinson, AnneF.
Sutton, Daniel Wakelin, James Willoughby, Lucy Wooding
A multi-disciplinary approach to two of the most important legal
institutions of the Middle Ages. The wars waged by the English in
France during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries led to the
need for judicial agencies which could deal with disputes that
arose on land and sea, beyond the reach of indigenous laws. This
led to the jurisdictional development of the Courts of Chivalry and
Admiralty, presiding over respectively heraldic and maritime
disputes. They were thus of considerable importance in the Middle
Ages; but they have attracted comparatively little scholarly
attention. The essays here examine their officers, proceedings and
the wider cultural and political context in which they had
jurisdiction and operated in later medieval Western Europe. They
reveal similarities in personnel, institutions and outlook, as well
as in the issues confronting rulers in territories across Europe.
They also demonstrate how assertions of sovereignty and challenges
to judicial competence were inextricably linked to complex
political agendas; and that both military and maritime law were
international in reach because they were underpinned by
trans-national customs and the principles and procedures of
Continental civil law. Combininglaw with military and maritime
history, and discussing the art and material culture of chivalric
disputes as well as their associated heraldry, the volume provides
fresh new insights into an important area of medieval life and
culture. ANTHONY MUSSON is Head of Research at Historic Royal
Palaces; NIGEL RAMSAY is Honorary Senior Research Associate in the
Department of History at University College London. Contributors:
Andrew Ayton, Richard Barber, John Ford, Laurent Hablot, Thomas K.
Heeboll-Holm, Julian Luxford, Ralph Moffat, Philip Morgan, Bertrand
Schnerb, Anne F. Sutton, Lorenzo Tanzini.
Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a
print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed
individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality
printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary
from the original offset printing edition and may look more
saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as
the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and
presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing,
please contact c&t publishing.
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