Citizenship and citizens -- Space : boundaries -- Civic time : elections -- Communication : sound and sight -- Written constitutions : text and object
Summary
There have always been multiple, and competing, ideas about the meaning of citizenship and the identity of the citizen. This volume exploits the rich archival sources of five major towns in medieval England - Bristol, Coventry, London, Norwich, and York - and the concept of citizenship to present a new picture of town government and urban politics
