Lordship and Medieval Urbanisation: Coventry, 1043-1355

by Richard Goddard

An examination of Coventry's process of urbanisation from its origins in the Anglo-Saxon past to the eve of the Black Death.

The processes by which medieval urban communities were formed and developed can be clearly seen in this study of Coventry. Following a survey of Domesday evidence, the book goes on to look at the mechanisms for economic growth inCoventry during the twelfth century, in which both lay and monastic lords played a significant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861932714
• ISBN13: 9780861932719
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Royal Historical Society
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"