Family, Commerce, and Religion in London and Cologne: Anglo-German Emigrants, C.1000 C.1300

by Joseph P. Huffman

Book Overview

This book explores the full range of social, economic, religious and cultural contacts between England and the German city of Cologne during the central Middle Ages, c.1000 to c.1300. A wealth of original archive material reveals an extensive network of English and German emigrants who were surprisingly successful in achieving assimilation into their new homeland. From beguines to English sterling, pilgrims to emigrants, crusaders and merchants to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521521939
• ISBN13: 9780521521932
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"