Description
About the Author
Christian D. Liddy has taught Medieval History at the University of Durham since 2002. His previous books are War, Politics and Finance in Late Medieval English Towns: Bristol, York and the Crown, 13501400 and The Bishopric of Durham in the Late Middle Ages: Lordship, Community and the Cult of St Cuthbert. He was the academic curator of Magna Carta and the Changing Face of Revolt, a major exhibition that was held in Durham in 2015 on the 800th anniversary of the charter and that explored the thin line between the citizen and the rebel.
Reviews
Liddy brings to the fore a sense of the vigour and audibility of medieval civic politics [...] Overall, what we see in Liddy's insightful analysis is that beneath the attempts to present civic harmony and consensus, there were various sites where political life was contentious and where citizens could express their dissatisfaction. * James Davis, Queen's University Belfast, Reviews in History *
This is an important study for understanding both urban life in late medieval England and the theory and practice of medieval citizenship more generally.... Highly recommended. * CHOICE *
In this thought-provoking book Christian Liddy draws on and expands elements from his earlier work to re-examine the nature and limiations of medieval urban oligarchy. * Elizabeth Rutledge, The Ricardian *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198705208
Author Christian D. Liddy
Format Hardback
Page Count 278
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 177mm * 23mm