Publisher's Synopsis
The aim of this reader - one of a set of four volumes on urban history covering the late 12th to early 20th centuries - is to gather together in an accessible form a number of key contributions to the study of the Tudor and Stuart town.;This text explores town life during the period from the economic, social, demographic, political and cultural angle. An introductory essay offers a synthesis of the themes discussed and each article is prefaced with comment indicating its significance, some subsequent criticisms and revisionist ideas.
