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Title: Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1 (of 2)
Alternate Title: Town Life in the 15th Century, Volume 1 (of 2)
Note: Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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Summary: "Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Alice Stopford Green is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the development of English towns during the fifteenth century, exploring their political, social, and economic structures, and how they influenced the broader trajectory of English liberty. It aims to illuminate the complex history of municipal governance and the significant role towns played in shaping modern England. At the start of this volume, the author sets the stage for a detailed examination of the robust political life and self-governance enjoyed by fifteenth-century boroughs in England. The opening discusses the remarkable independence the towns had, which allowed citizens to enact their legislation and govern their affairs autonomously, reminiscent of small principalities. Stopford Green highlights the dramatic evolution of these towns from mediæval obscurity to centers of trade and cultural development, laying the groundwork for an analysis of how their civic revolutions contributed to the roots of democracy in modern England, setting the tone for the rich narrative that is to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Green, Alice Stopford, 1848-1929
EBook No.: 50392
Published: Nov 5, 2015
Downloads: 80
Language: English
Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485
Subject: City and town life -- England -- History
Subject: Cities and towns, Medieval -- England
Subject: Local government -- England
Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1 (of 2)
Alternate Title: Town Life in the 15th Century, Volume 1 (of 2)
Note: Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Giovanni Fini, MWS and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Alice Stopford Green is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the development of English towns during the fifteenth century, exploring their political, social, and economic structures, and how they influenced the broader trajectory of English liberty. It aims to illuminate the complex history of municipal governance and the significant role towns played in shaping modern England. At the start of this volume, the author sets the stage for a detailed examination of the robust political life and self-governance enjoyed by fifteenth-century boroughs in England. The opening discusses the remarkable independence the towns had, which allowed citizens to enact their legislation and govern their affairs autonomously, reminiscent of small principalities. Stopford Green highlights the dramatic evolution of these towns from mediæval obscurity to centers of trade and cultural development, laying the groundwork for an analysis of how their civic revolutions contributed to the roots of democracy in modern England, setting the tone for the rich narrative that is to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Green, Alice Stopford, 1848-1929
EBook No.: 50392
Published: Nov 5, 2015
Downloads: 80
Language: English
Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485
Subject: City and town life -- England -- History
Subject: Cities and towns, Medieval -- England
Subject: Local government -- England
Subject: Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.