The Margins of Late Medieval London, 1430-1540

Charlotte Berry
University of London Press
2022-02-15

<p><i>The Margins of Late Medieval London</i> is a powerful study of medieval London’s urban fringe. Seeking to unpack the complexity of urban life in the medieval age, this volume offers a detailed and novel approach to understanding London beyond its institutional structures. Using a combination of experimental digital, quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the volume casts new light on urban life at the level of the neighbourhood and considers the differences in economy, society and sociability which existed in different areas of a vibrant premodern city. It focuses on the dynamism and mobility that shaped city life, integrating the experiences of London’s poor and migrant communities and how they found their place within urban life. It describes how people found themselves marginalized in the city, and the strategies they would employ to mitigate that precarious position.</p>

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  • London, Greater London
  • English
  • c 1000 CE to c 1500
  • Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500
  • Medieval history
  • 1.1.2.2.0.1.0
  • City and town planning: architectural aspects
  • European history
  • European history: medieval period, middle ages
  • Urban and municipal planning and policy
  • Poverty and precarity
  • City of London
  • English
  • 14th century, c 1300 to c 1399
  • Academic style, Academism, Academicism
  • Poverty and precarity
  • Urban communities
  • Urban economics
  • European history: medieval period, middle ages
  • Settlement, urban and rural geography
  • History ⇒ Medieval History
  • begging
  • capital city
  • countryside
  • disease
  • labour
  • London
  • London poor
  • marginality
  • medieval London
  • middle ages
  • migrant
  • migration
  • poverty
  • prostitution
  • refugees
  • sewage
  • workers

The Margins of Late Medieval London, 1430-1540

Charlotte Berry

University of London Press

2022-02-15

CC BY-NC-ND

<p><i>The Margins of Late Medieval London</i> is a powerful study of medieval London’s urban fringe. Seeking to unpack the complexity of urban life in the medieval age, this volume offers a detailed and novel approach to understanding London beyond its institutional structures. Using a combination of experimental digital, quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the volume casts new light on urban life at the level of the neighbourhood and considers the differences in economy, society and sociability which existed in different areas of a vibrant premodern city. It focuses on the dynamism and mobility that shaped city life, integrating the experiences of London’s poor and migrant communities and how they found their place within urban life. It describes how people found themselves marginalized in the city, and the strategies they would employ to mitigate that precarious position.</p>

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Topics

  • London, Greater London
  • English
  • c 1000 CE to c 1500
  • Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500
  • Medieval history
  • 1.1.2.2.0.1.0
  • City and town planning: architectural aspects
  • European history
  • European history: medieval period, middle ages
  • Urban and municipal planning and policy
  • Poverty and precarity
  • City of London
  • English
  • 14th century, c 1300 to c 1399
  • Academic style, Academism, Academicism
  • Poverty and precarity
  • Urban communities
  • Urban economics
  • European history: medieval period, middle ages
  • Settlement, urban and rural geography
  • History ⇒ Medieval History
  • begging
  • capital city
  • countryside
  • disease
  • labour
  • London
  • London poor
  • marginality
  • medieval London
  • middle ages
  • migrant
  • migration
  • poverty
  • prostitution
  • refugees
  • sewage
  • workers