Daughters of London

Daughters of London

Author: Kate Kelsey Staples

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2011-03-18

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 9004203117

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From an examination of medieval London's Husting wills, Daughters of London offers a new framework for considering urban women’s experiences as daughters. The wills reveal daughters equipped with economic opportunities through bequests of real estate and movable property.


A Medieval Mercantile Community

A Medieval Mercantile Community

Author: Pamela Nightingale

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 9780300063257

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This study of a major group of merchants who helped to build up London's wealth and political influence during the Middle Ages throws new light on the history of the City. This pioneering work is the first major study to illuminate London's mercantile economy throughout the whole of the Middle Ages. It traces its development against a background of plague, foreign competition, war, the Peasants' Revolt, and shortages of coin. It also reveals how a mercantile company functioned, how it affected its members' lives, and what part it played in the social control of the City.