History of the Borough of High Wycombe - From Its Origins to 1880

First Published in 1960, The History of the Borough of High Wycombe presents the history of an English community, which in the space of some seven hundred years, grew up, flourished and declined and eventually superseded.

List of contents

Preface Introduction 1. The Origins, Foundation and Extent of the Medieval Borough of Wycombe 2. The Burgesses and their Livelihood 3. The Institutions of the Medieval Borough 4. Tudor Wycombe: The Medieval Borough Diminished and Defined 5. Civil War and Civic Strife 6. The Parliamentary Borough I 7. The Parliamentary Borough II 8. The Eighteenth-Century Market Town 9. Local Government, 1660-1819 10. The End of the Old Corporation 11. The Ghost of the Medieval Borough 12. The Extension of the Borough A note on the Authorities Used Glossary Index Maps

Product details

• Authors: L. J. Ashford
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032516509
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3251650-9
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Buckinghamshire, British & Irish history, Local History