Medieval Suffolk: An Economic And Social History, 1200-1500 (history Of Suffolk)
by Mark Bailey /
2007 / English / PDF
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Suffolk was one of the most important regions of England in the
middle ages. Even by 1200 it was wealthy, densely populated, highly
commercialised and urbanised; and it survived the impact of three
of the most tumultuous events of the last millennium, the Great
Famine [1315-22], the Black Death [1349] and the Peasants' Revolt
[1381], to become by 1500 one of the richest and most
industrialised regions of England, based on cloth manufacture,
fishing and tanning.
Suffolk was one of the most important regions of England in the
middle ages. Even by 1200 it was wealthy, densely populated, highly
commercialised and urbanised; and it survived the impact of three
of the most tumultuous events of the last millennium, the Great
Famine [1315-22], the Black Death [1349] and the Peasants' Revolt
[1381], to become by 1500 one of the richest and most
industrialised regions of England, based on cloth manufacture,
fishing and tanning.
This first volume in a series which will become the definitive
History of Suffolk describes, documents and analyses these events.
It combines an accessible and readable summary of the current state
of knowledge with fresh insights drawn from extensive
investigations of primary sources. Overall, it offers a guide to
and re-evaluation of the history of late medieval Suffolk.
This first volume in a series which will become the definitive
History of Suffolk describes, documents and analyses these events.
It combines an accessible and readable summary of the current state
of knowledge with fresh insights drawn from extensive
investigations of primary sources. Overall, it offers a guide to
and re-evaluation of the history of late medieval Suffolk.
