By Richard Holt, Gervase Rosser
October 15, 1990
This book brings together twelve outstanding articles by eminent historians to throw light on the evolution of medieval towns and the lives of their inhabitants. The essays span the period from the dramatic urban expansion of the thirteenth century to the crises in the fifteenth century as a result...
By Peter Borsay
November 12, 1990
The eighteenth century represents a critical period in the transition of the English urban history, as the town of the early modern era involved into that of the industrial revolution; and since Britain was the 'first industrial nation', this transformation is of more-than-national significance for...
By Jonathan Barry
November 12, 1990
The Tudor and Stuart Town brings together many of the most important articles in the field of urban history....