Five Parishes in Late Medieval and Tudor London
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Five Parishes in Late Medieval and Tudor London presents linked microhistorical studies of five London parishes, using their own parish records to reconstruct their individual operations, religious practices, and societies. The parish was a foundational institution in Tudor London. Every layperson inhabited one and they interacted with their neighbors in a variety of parochial activities and events.
Each chapter in this book explores a different parish in a different part of the city, revealing their unique cultures, societies,, and economies against the backdrop of presiding themes and developments of the age. Through detailed microhistorical analysis, patterns of collective behavior, parishioner relationships, and parish leadership are highlighted, providing a new perspective on the period.
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- Taylor & Francis
- 9780429640438
- 9780367134020
- ePub
- 1
- Gary G Gibbs
- English
- 2019-06-18
- 100
- 2
- 2
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- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Subject, method, and process
- 1. Allhallows London Wall, 1455–1536: Fundraising and collaboration
- 2. Saint Michael Cornhill: Foundational transformations, ca. 1450–1610
- 3. Saint Stephen Coleman Street: Living on the margins
- 4. Saint Botolph Aldgate: Accounting for reform, 1547–1554
- 5. Saint Peter Westcheap: Crossing the divide
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index