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Urban Culture in Medieval Wales
This collection of articles examines towns and urban life as part of the cultural fabric of late-medieval Wales. Though medieval Welsh towns were small relative to those in England and Europe, they had a significant impact on what was at the time a largely rural economy. As the sites of political and cultural tension between English and Wels, these towns were also responsible for the growth of national identity and a distinctive urban culture in Wales. This book draws on the evidence of local records and literature in order to shed light on a neglected aspect of medieval Welsh History.
Reviews
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Maps, Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: The Impact of Urbanization in Medieval Wales
Helen Fulton
1. Who Were the Townsfolk of Medieval Wales?
Ralph A. Griffiths
2. In Search of an Urban Identity: Aspects of Urban Society in Late Medieval Wales
Llinos B. Smith
3. The Townscape, 1400–1600
Richard Suggett
4. Towns in Medieval Welsh Poetry
Dafydd Johnston
5. Social Conflict in Welsh Towns c.1280–1530
Spencer Dimmock
6. Anglo-Welsh Towns of the Early Fourteenth Century: A Survey of Urban Origins, Property-Holding and Ethnicity
Matthew Frank Stevens
7. The Townswomen of Wales: Singlewomen, Work and Service, c.1300–c.1550
Deborah Youngs
8. Castle and Town in Medieval Wales
Dylan Foster Evans
9. The City of Chester in Gruffudd ap Maredudd’s Awdl i’r Grop o Gaer
Catherine McKenna
10. Fairs, Feast-Days and Carnival in Medieval Wales; Some Poetic Evidence
Helen Fulton
11. Entertainment and Recreation in the Towns of Early Wales
David Klausner
12. The Welsh Diaspora in Early Tudor English Towns
Peter Fleming
Select Bibliography
Index
List of Maps, Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: The Impact of Urbanization in Medieval Wales
Helen Fulton
1. Who Were the Townsfolk of Medieval Wales?
Ralph A. Griffiths
2. In Search of an Urban Identity: Aspects of Urban Society in Late Medieval Wales
Llinos B. Smith
3. The Townscape, 1400–1600
Richard Suggett
4. Towns in Medieval Welsh Poetry
Dafydd Johnston
5. Social Conflict in Welsh Towns c.1280–1530
Spencer Dimmock
6. Anglo-Welsh Towns of the Early Fourteenth Century: A Survey of Urban Origins, Property-Holding and Ethnicity
Matthew Frank Stevens
7. The Townswomen of Wales: Singlewomen, Work and Service, c.1300–c.1550
Deborah Youngs
8. Castle and Town in Medieval Wales
Dylan Foster Evans
9. The City of Chester in Gruffudd ap Maredudd’s Awdl i’r Grop o Gaer
Catherine McKenna
10. Fairs, Feast-Days and Carnival in Medieval Wales; Some Poetic Evidence
Helen Fulton
11. Entertainment and Recreation in the Towns of Early Wales
David Klausner
12. The Welsh Diaspora in Early Tudor English Towns
Peter Fleming
Select Bibliography
Index