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The Wealth of Wives
London became an international center for import and export trade in the late Middle Ages. The export of wool, the development of luxury crafts and the redistribution of goods from the continent made London one of the leading commercial cities of Europe. While capital for these ventures came from a variety of sources, the recirculation of wealth through London women was important in providing both material and social capital for the growth of London's economy. A shrewd Venetian visiting England around 1500 commented about the concentration of wealth and property in women's hands. He reported that London law divided a testator's property three ways allowing a third to the wife for her life us...
The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379, and 1381: Part 1: Bedfordshire-Leicestershire
Provides an intriguing and detailed picture of late fourteenth century EnglandPresents complex material in a clear formatThe English poll taxes of 1377, 1379, and 1381 taxed householders, wives, dependants, and servants individually. The tax records therefore provide information about people who are rarely, if ever, mentioned in other documents - frequently including details of occupations and relationships. The widely varying documents associated with the taxes are being published in three volumes, to make this massive resource accessible to social and economic historians, demographers, and genealogists. This first volume, which covers all three taxes for Bedfordshire to Leicestershire, includes extensive editorial descriptions of the documents, explanations of the collection and recording processes, and a discussion of the relevance and value of this exciting material. Full indexes of original and contemporary place names and a glossary of occupations will appear in the third volume.Readership: Scholars and students of medieval history, economic and social historians, local historians, genealogists.
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The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379 and 1381: Part 2: Lincolnshire-Westmorland
This is the second of three volumes devoted to the poll taxes of 1377, 1379, and 1381, covering the counties of Lincolnshire to Westmorland, in which the editor has established the definitive version of the surviving documents of all three poll taxes.
Calendar of Plea and Memoranda Rolls
Originally published in 1943, this book presents the content of Plea and Memoranda rolls preserved in the archive of the City of London covering the period 1413 to 1437. Written during an important period of the City's development, they throw considerable light on municipal law and legal custom. Detailed notes are incorporated throughout, together with indexes of names, places and subjects. A comprehensive editorial introduction is also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of London and the development of the English legal system.
London and the Kingdom
This volume publishes the 2004 Harlaxton Conference, comprising 25 papers on late medieval London. A huge range of topics is covered - many reflect London's pre-eminence as a centre of trade, with production and consumption, guilds and their social, religious and educational roles, and customs and their evasion all featuring. Other essays look at the capital as a centre of patronage, artistic and literary, whilst a final section looks at literacy.
