Vol. 1 surveys the history of British towns from their post-Roman origins to the 16th century. It provides an overview of the course of medieval urban development, and draws on archaeological and architectural as well as historical sources. Vol. 2 examines when, why and how Bri…
The legacy of power -- The population -- Government -- Town and country -- External relations -- Civic spirit and the visual arts -- Internal divisions -- The failure of the republics -- The historiography of the city-republics. "Now in its fifth edition, The Italian City Repub…
"Now in its fifth edition, The Italian City Republics illustrates how, from the eleventh century onwards, many Italian towns achieved independence as political entities, unhindered by any centralising power. Until the fourteenth century, when the regimes of individual 'tyrants' …
"Now in its fifth edition, The Italian City Republics illustrates how, from the eleventh century onwards, many Italian towns achieved independence as political entities, unhindered by any centralising power. Until the fourteenth century, when the regimes of individual 'tyrants' …
"Now in its fifth edition, The Italian City Republics illustrates how, from the eleventh century onwards, many Italian towns achieved independence as political entities, unhindered by any centralising power. Until the fourteenth century, when the regimes of individual 'tyrants' …
"Now in its fifth edition, The Italian City Republics illustrates how, from the eleventh century onwards, many Italian towns achieved independence as political entities, unhindered by any centralising power. Until the fourteenth century, when the regimes of individual 'tyrants' …
This book contains essays written over the past 25 years about medieval urban communities and about the loyalties and beliefs of medieval lay people in general. Most writing about medieval religious, political, legal, and social ideas starts from treatises written by academics a…
