The Medieval English Borough : Studies on Its Origins and Constitutional History

Author(s): Tait, James

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	As New
Dust Jacket:	Yes
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Manchester University Press
Publication Year:	1999
Publication Place:	Manchester, UK
ISBN:	9780719003394
Book ID:	009062
Catalogue(s):	History - British

372pp. Maroon cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. In as new condition throughout. 8vo. Professor Tait considers the rise of towns in the Anglo-Saxon period before the Danish wars and follows the process of fortification in response to the Danish threat, assessing its significance in the origins of the boroughs. The second part deals with the post-conquest period.

Keywords:

medieval England