Tait's classic study explores the origins and growth of English towns, from their emergence as a response to the Dnish threat, to their later constitutional aff

First full analysis of the rich records surviving from medieval English town courts. Town courts were the principal institution responsible for the delivery of

This book brings together twelve outstanding articles by eminent historians to throw light on the evolution of medieval towns and the lives of their inhabitants

Draws new attention to popular protest in medieval English towns, away from the more frequently studied theme of rural revolt.