Carole Rawcliffe

Medieval Norwich

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Throughout the middle ages, Norwich was one of the most populous and celebrated cities in England. Dominated by its castle and cathedral priory, it was the centre of government power in East Anglia, as well as an important trading entrepot. With records dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, and many buildings surviving from the middle ages, the history of medieval Norwich is an exceptionally rich one. Medieval Norwich is an account of the growth of the city, with its walls, streams, markets, hospitals and churches, and the lives of its citizens. It traces activities and beliefs, as well as the tensions lying not far beneath the surface that event… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Wilson, Richard (Hrsg.) / Rawcliffe, Carole (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-85285-449-2
EAN: 9781852854492
Produktnummer: 9498714
Verlag: Continuum 3Pl
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Seitenangabe: 480 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B16.5 cm x D4.2 cm 934 g
Gewicht: 934

Über den Autor

Richard Wilson is Professor Emeritus of Economic and Social History at UEA. He is chairman of the Norfolk Record Society, and was for many years Director of the Centre of East Anglian Studies at UEA. He has published widely on eighteenth and nineteenth century history, notably on the brewing industry and the building of the English country house. He has edited several volumes of correspondence and diaries, most recently of a Norwich textile merchant whose business ventures took him to many parts of Europe. Carole Rawcliffe is Professor of Medieval History and a former Director of the Centre of East Anglian Studies at UEA, having previously worked in London as co-editor of the medieval volumes of The History of Parliament. She now specialises in medical history, and has produced a number of books and articles on medicine and health in later medieval England. Her books include a history of the Great Hospital, Norwich, one of England's oldest charitable institutions; she has also edited collections of essays on East Anglian history.