A medieval mercantile community : the grocers' company & the politics & trade of London, 1000-1485

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780300063257
ISBN: 0300063253
ISBN: 9780300242225
ISBN: 0300242220
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 640 pages) : color illustrations
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Computer data.
Publisher: New Haven, Conn : Yale University Press, 1995.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:june.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-608) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	I. London and the Pepperers' Trade in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries -- II. Moneyers and Merchants -- III. The Crown, the City, and the Twelfth-Century Guild -- IV. The Aliens and the Spice Market in the Thirteenth Century -- V. The Return to the Fairs, 1270-98 -- VI. Crisis and Co-operation, 1298-1318 -- VII. Recession and a Divided City, 1318-30 -- VIII. The Founding of the Fraternity, 1330-18 -- IX. Pestilence and Free Trade, 1349-69 -- X. Nicholas Brembre and the Company of Grocers, 1369-81 -- XI. The Peasants' Revolt and the Struggle against Northampton, 1381-84 -- XII. The Fall of Brembre, 1384-88 -- XIII. The Submission of the City, 1388-99 -- XIV. The Horizons Close In, 1399-1443 -- XV. Survival and Recovery, 1413-30 -- XVI. 'Gret Travayle & Besynez' -- Building the Hall, 1420-60 -- XVII. The Struggle to Compete, 1430-1445 -- XVIII. Recession and Opportunity, 1445-61 -- XIX. York and Lancaster: Faction in the City and the Company, 1445-61 -- XX. The Yorkist Company, 1461-85 -- XXI. Conclusion.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.