Excerpt from Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Vol. 1 of 2 Of the Roman dominion have proved a permanent and preoccupying interest. For the student of mediaeval times the monastery and cathedral tower high above the squalid market-place and thatched town-hall which lie dwarfed and obscured under their vast shadow; and in modern as in older history the butchers and brewers who represent the secular cor porations of York and Winchester are practically bid to stand aside before the presence of the spiritual corporations to ...
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Excerpt from Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Vol. 1 of 2 Of the Roman dominion have proved a permanent and preoccupying interest. For the student of mediaeval times the monastery and cathedral tower high above the squalid market-place and thatched town-hall which lie dwarfed and obscured under their vast shadow; and in modern as in older history the butchers and brewers who represent the secular cor porations of York and Winchester are practically bid to stand aside before the presence of the spiritual corporations to whom the fame of S. Mary's or S. Swithun's is committed. Where ecclesiastical monu ments of historic greatness are wanting, a fervent apologist may still find an excuse for the meanness and dulness of the municipal story, in the fact that at some time or other the town has lent its streets to serve as the stage for a critical scene in the national drama, and thus through the lifting of a royal standard, or the tragedy of a conspicuous adventurer derives a borrowed title to our interest. That the story of convent and chapter and solemn pageant should be told with full detail I do not question. I only urge that when the tale is finished we still wait for some notice of the city itself and the humble details of its common life. There are, it is true, signs of increasing interest in such matters, and some admirable studies in our municipal records have lately been made in England; nevertheless the work is still at its beginning, and how much need there is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Very Good. No Dust Jacket Present. Ex-Library Withdrawn. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First published in 1893, this book is the 1894 printing, 971 pages, total. A complete study of England in the Fifteenth century. Volume One covers: English towns, the Industrial Revolution, the Commerical Revolution, the common life in town, the townspeople the towns and churches, the problems of government, and battle for freedom. Volume Two covers: Town manners, town markets, town traders, labour, crafts, the tailors of Exeter, the guild merchant, common councils, and more. VERY GOOD HARDCOVERS, Ex-library withdrawn.