Contesting the City - The Politics of Citizenship in English Towns, 1250 - 1530

There have always been multiple, and competing, ideas about the meaning of citizenship and the identity of the citizen. This volume exploits the rich archival sources of five major towns in medieval England - Bristol, Coventry, London, Norwich, and York - and the concept of citizenship to present a new picture of town government and urban politics.

Info autore

Christian D. Liddy has taught Medieval History at the University of Durham since 2002. His previous books are War, Politics and Finance in Late Medieval English Towns: Bristol, York and the Crown, 13501400 and The Bishopric of Durham in the Late Middle Ages: Lordship, Community and the Cult of St Cuthbert. He was the academic curator of Magna Carta and the Changing Face of Revolt, a major exhibition that was held in Durham in 2015 on the 800th anniversary of the charter and that explored the thin line between the citizen and the rebel.

Riassunto

There have always been multiple, and competing, ideas about the meaning of citizenship and the identity of the citizen. This volume exploits the rich archival sources of five major towns in medieval England - Bristol, Coventry, London, Norwich, and York - and the concept of citizenship to present a new picture of town government and urban politics.

Testo aggiuntivo

In this thought-provoking book Christian Liddy draws on and expands elements from his earlier work to re-examine the nature and limiations of medieval urban oligarchy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christian D. Liddy, Christian D. (Senior Lecturer in the Depart Liddy, Christian D. (Senior Lecturer in the Department of History Liddy, Liddy Christian D.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9780198705208
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870520-8
• Pagine: 278
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Oxford Studies in Medieval European History; Oxford Studies in Medieval Eur
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo; England, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Political structure & processes, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Urban communities, European history: medieval period, middle ages