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The historical collections of a citizen of London in the fifteenth century

The historical collections of a citizen of London in the fifteenth century

Gairdner, James

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Biographies GeneralGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 9353709598
ISBN13: 9789353709594
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The streets, guildhalls, and courts of fifteenth-century London left a paper trail as vivid as any novel, yet grounded in record and memory. London speaks across six centuries. Here is the city before Tudor myth-making: restless, devout, pragmatic, and fiercely self-governing. James Gairdner, the Victorian editor renowned for his work on the Paston Letters, shapes these materials into a medieval chronicle anthology that reads with momentum while remaining a reliable primary source collection. From civic notices to narrative accounts, the book traces London civic history and medieval urban life - trade and ceremony, law and disorder, neighbourhood loyalties, and the pressures of national politics. Carefully supplied notes and framing make it a scholarly annotated edition without losing the immediacy that draws in general readers. For medieval history research, it sits naturally among English historical documents of late medieval England; for Wars of the Roses sources, it adds the essential viewpoint of fifteenth-century London itself. Whether you dip in for a single entry or read it as a continuous record, you sense how civic identity was forged under strain: foreign war, faction, and the uneasy politics that lead towards the later fifteenth century. It is a quiet classic of London civic history, prized for its grounded detail and narrative force. 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. Add it to an academic library reference shelf, or to a personal collection of classic historiography: either way, it rewards rereading and close consultation.

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