Property, power and the growth of towns: enterprise and urban development, 1100-1500

Casson, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2907-6538 and Casson, C. (2023) Property, power and the growth of towns: enterprise and urban development, 1100-1500. Routledge Explorations in Economic History. Routledge, Abingdon. ISBN 9781032000923

Abstract/Summary

Local enterprise, institutional quality and strategic location were of central importance in the growth of medieval towns. This book, comprising a study of 112 English towns, emphasises these three factors. Drawing on rentals, deeds and other original sources, the book also examines in detail the topography of seven major towns: Bristol, Gloucester, Coventry, Cambridge, Birmingham, Shrewsbury and Hull.