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A bibliography of British municipal history: Including Gilds and Parliamentary Representation

A bibliography of British municipal history: Including Gilds and Parliamentary Representation

Gross, Charles

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EtiquetteGeneral Political ScienceBritish History

ISBN10: 9353708419
ISBN13: 9789353708412
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 500
Weight: 1.39
Height: 1.11 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Every town has a paper trail, and in Britain it runs deep. Follow it far enough and you meet guild halls, council chambers, and Parliament itself. Start with the records now. Charles Gross brings order to that abundance in this historical bibliography: a rigorous municipal history reference designed to point you to the right evidence, fast. Built as an academic research guide but written with a clear sense of purpose, it maps the published sources for british local government history across centuries, with particular strength on medieval england towns, english town guilds, and parliamentary borough representation. For local history researchers, it is the difference between wandering and working; for archives and librarians, a dependable compass through catalogues, calendars, and specialist studies; and for anyone drawn to urban history studies, a vivid reminder that institutions are made of documents, disputes, and civic ambition. Its significance is lasting: Gross helps connect british borough records to the wider currents of british parliamentary history, showing where municipal life and national power intersect. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Keep it on the desk for research, or on the shelf as a classic tool of scholarship: precise, authoritative, and quietly fascinating.

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