Medieval Lincoln

Medieval Lincoln, first published in 1948 and now reprinted, is recognized as a model of what local history should be.

Francis Hill (Author)

9780521079259, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 August 2008

532 pages
22.7 x 15 x 3.4 cm, 0.3 kg

Sir Francis Hill's volumes on the history of the City of Lincoln are a historical monument for which it is not easy to think of a parallel. Written by a distinguished (and very busy) public man, they are works of patient scholarship. They give a survey of the growth and development of one of England's ancient boroughs: a county town, a cathedral city, and a centre of trade and industry. Medieval Lincoln, first published in 1948 and now reprinted, is recognized as a model of what local history should be. It is based on primary sources, it is local without being parochial, and uses a close study as a key to medieval history as a whole. The plan is mainly chronological; Lincoln is studied from Roman times to the fifteenth century. There are also chapters on certain topics of particular local interest: the minster, the castle and the bail, parish churches and religious houses, the Jews, the Mayor and Commonalty, communications and trade, and fields and pastures. There are seven Appendices; twenty-two plates; and the figures include useful detailed maps.

1. The Roman Pattern
2. The English and Danish Settlements
3. The Norman Conquest
4. The Old Minster and the New
5. The Castle and the Bail
6. The Minster and the Close
7. Parish Churches and Religious Houses
8. The Medieval City
9. The Twelfth Century
10. The Thirteenth Century
11. The Jews
12. The Fourteenth Century
13. The Fifteenth Century
14. The Mayor and Commonalty
15. Communications and Trade
16. Fields and Pastures.

Subject Areas: History [HB]