Project Gutenberg 2016-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 66 Green, Alice Stopford 1848 1929 Green, Mrs. J. R. Stopford, Alice Sophia Amelia Green, A. S. (Alice Stopford) Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 2 (of 2) Town Life in the 15th Century, Volume 2 (of 2) 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) "Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 2" by Alice Stopford Green is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the socio-economic conditions, customs, and governance of English towns during the 15th century. It examines the roles of various classes, particularly the prosperous middle class of traders and craftsmen, and how their rise transformed societal norms and local governance, setting the stage for modern England. The opening of the book discusses the complex interplay between the towns' internal structures and their external relations with the monarchy and church. It highlights how the English boroughs maintained their independence through political activism and the establishment of civic identities. The narrative introduces how emerging middle-class merchants were increasingly willing to engage in civic matters, shaped by new social standards and a growing demand for self-regulation. Through this examination, we gain insights into communal life, the economy, and the burgeoning sense of individual merit over traditional hierarchies, laying the foundation for future societal transformations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485 City and town life -- England -- History Cities and towns, Medieval -- England Local government -- England Great Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-1485 DA Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 1308087 1308090 2024-09-21T13:24:03.842281 2023-09-22T10:20:17.645601 text/html text/html 1282849 2016-04-02T11:14:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 399961 2016-04-02T11:14:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 470345 2024-09-21T13:24:27.689145 application/epub+zip 476615 2024-09-21T13:24:08.090279 application/epub+zip 474094 2024-09-21T13:24:05.903301 application/epub+zip 825261 2024-09-21T13:24:40.293090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 776824 2024-09-21T13:24:24.911158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 774355 2022-09-23T13:57:45.312699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890656 890445 2024-09-21T13:23:59.496841 2023-09-22T10:20:13.609577 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 890921 2016-04-02T11:14:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 327489 2016-04-02T11:14:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19825 2024-09-21T13:24:40.467071 application/rdf+xml 11913 2024-09-21T13:24:06.222254 image/jpeg 2700 2024-09-21T13:24:06.067250 image/jpeg 402593 2024-09-21T13:24:03.934301 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia