{"product_id":"growth-and-decline-in-colchester-1300-1525-paperback-9780521073158","title":"Growth and Decline in Colchester, 1300-1525 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521073158","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGrowth and Decline in Colchester, 1300-1525\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a study of one of England's principal cloth towns during the late Middle Ages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. H. Britnell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521073158, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 September 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e324 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a study of one of England's principal cloth towns during the late Middle Ages. It draws extensively upon unpublished records in Colchester and elsewhere, and is the first history of a medieval English town to analyse in conjunction the relationships between overseas trade, urban development and changes in rural society. First it describes Colchester in the earlier fourteenth century, its trade, its agricultural setting and its form of government. The book then shows how cloth-making grew in Colchester after the Black Death and how the population increased until about 1414. The implications of this for the government of the borough and for the town's role in the local economy are discussed. The last section shows that Colchester's growth was not sustained through the fifteenth century, and examines some of the causal links between economic contraction, institutional change in the borough and agrarian depression in the surrounding countryside.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Rusticity, 1300–49: 1 Urban economy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Urban liberty\u003cbr\u003e 3. Food supplies Survey, 1300–49\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Growth, 1350–1414: 4. Colchester cloth and its markets\u003cbr\u003e 5. Industry\u003cbr\u003e 6. Population\u003cbr\u003e 7. Credit and wealth\u003cbr\u003e 8. Government\u003cbr\u003e 9. Economic regulation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Town and country Survey, 1350–1414\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Change and Decay, 1415–1525: 11. Colchester cloth and its markets\u003cbr\u003e 12. Industry\u003cbr\u003e 13. Population\u003cbr\u003e 14. Credit and wealth\u003cbr\u003e 15. Government\u003cbr\u003e 16. Economic regulation\u003cbr\u003e 17. Town and country Survey, 1415–1525.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913271468312,"sku":"9780521073158","price":37.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521073158i.jpg?v=1694969229","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/growth-and-decline-in-colchester-1300-1525-paperback-9780521073158","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}