Borough and town: a study of urban origins in England

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
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• CHAPTER I The Mediaeval Town in Historical Literature (page 3)
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  • 1. Georg von Below and Earlier Writers (page 3)
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  • 2. Henri Pirenne and Siegfried Rietschel (page 6)
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  • 3. French Historians (page 13)
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  • 4. English Historians (page 15)
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• CHAPTER II Urban Liberties on the Continent (page 22)
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  • 1. Urban Development in Northwestern Europe (page 22)
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  • 2. Elementary Liberties (page 29)
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  • 3. Advanced Liberties (page 34)
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  • 4. Conclusions (page 43)
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• CHAPTER III The Anglo-Saxon Borough (page 47)
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  • 1. The Ceaster (page 47)
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  • 2. The Burh (page 52)
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  • 3. The Burghal District (page 60)
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  • 4. The Port (page 65)
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• CHAPTER IV The Domesday Borough (page 73)
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  • 1. Domesday Terminology (page 73)
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  • 2. Lords and Lands (page 81)
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  • 3. Burgage Tenure (page 88)
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  • 4. Borough Assessment (page 96)
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  • 5. Burgess Privilege (page 107)
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• CHAPTER V The Borough Community (page 120)
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  • 1. Charters to New Boroughs (page 120)
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  • 2. Charters to Old Boroughs (page 128)
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  • 3. The Freedom of the Borough (page 138)
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  • 4. Courts and Gilds (page 146)
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• CHAPTER VI Borough Self-Government (page 152)
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  • 1. Borough Services (page 152)
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  • 2. Borough Taxation (page 160)
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  • 3. The Nucleus of the Municipality (page 166)
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  • 4. The Borough and the Commune (page 173)
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• CHAPTER VII The Growth of the Borough (page 186)
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  • 1. Topographical Study: Roman Foundations (page 186)
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  • 2. Topographical Study: Mediaeval Foundations (page 195)
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  • 3. The Social Transition in the Boroughs (page 205)
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• APPENDICES
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  • I. Giry and Luchaire on the Commune (page 215)
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  • II. Table of Anglo-Saxon Boroughs (page 220)
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  • III. Table of Ranking Boroughs in Domesday (page 221)
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  • IV. Table of Borough Aids in the Twelfth Century (page 222)
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  • V. Table of Ranking Boroughs under Henry I (page 225)
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  • VI. Table of Ranking Boroughs under Henry II (page 225)
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• INDICES
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  • Authors (page 227)
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  • Places (page 230)
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  • Technical Terms and Subjects (page 234)
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