The Amateur Historian's Guide to Medieval and Tudor London, 1066-1600Capital Books, 2001 - 309 Seiten Medieval and Tudor London is a thoroughly enjoyable travel guide aimed at the vast number of travelers who like to trace history as they explore the British Isles. Chapters cover the people, places and artifacts that are central to medieval London's history (1066 to 1600) and that can be visited by amateur historian travelers today. Each entry includes details such as open hours, telephone numbers, address, and nearest Tube station, along with historical comment and description, suggestions for other sites to visit while in the neighborhood. Entries are cross-referenced with a "people" index and sidebars testing historical knowledge. |
Inhalt
| iii | |
Laying the Foundation | xv |
The London City Wall | 7 |
The Tower | 17 |
Of Merchants | 49 |
Of Monks Markets | 65 |
Reaching for the Heavens | 85 |
Legal London | 109 |
Regal London | 143 |
Shakespeares Southwark | 219 |
Thomas Mores Chelsea | 243 |
Medieval Tudor London on Display | 251 |
CONCLUSION | 261 |
GLOSSARY | 263 |
INDEX | 267 |
Of Knights Nobles | 127 |
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Abbot ancient Anne Boleyn barons Baynard's Baynard's Castle Bishop Bishopsgate building built buried Castle Cathedral century Chapel of St Charterhouse Chelsea church City of London construction coronation Court Cranmer crowned at Westminster crypt death died Duke Earl Edward the Confessor effigy Eleanor Elizabeth England Gallery gate gatehouse Guildhall Henry VIII Henry's Holbein House III's Jane Grey Jewel Tower John Katherine king king's Knights Lady Jane Lambeth Lane located London Bridge Margaret Mary Matilda medieval and Tudor monarch monastery monks Museum of London neighborhood Norman original p.m. Sunday Paul's Prince priory prison Queen rebuilt reign religious residence Richard Richard II Roman royal sanctuary Saxon Shakespeare shrine Southwark Stephen Street Thames theater Thomas à Becket throne tion tomb tour Tower Hill Tower of London treasure Tube OPEN Walk Ward Westminster Abbey Westminster Palace White Tower Whitehall wife William the Conqueror window WORSHIP