Table of Contents

Part I. City and Crown: The Reality of Royal Power
1: The Demands of the Crown
2: The Needs of the City
Part II. City and Prosperity: The Creation of Wealth
3: The Economic Infrastructure
4: Manufacturing and Distribution
5: Overseas Trade
Part III. The Government of London
6: The City Courts
7: Annually Elected Officials: Mayors and Sheriffs
8: The Civic Bureaucracy
9: From Guilds to Companies
Part IV. The Practice of Civic Government
10: The Urban Environment
11: Welfare Provision
Epilogue
Anne Lancashire: Appendix 1: Mayors and Sheriffs of London 1190-1558
Appendix 2: Civic Office-Holders c.1300-c.1500
Bibliography
Index

Reviews

impressive ... eminently readable ... One of the many great strengths of the book is in its balance between the exposition of the larger context of Barron's analysis and its illustration by individual cases. Annette Kern-Stahler, Archiv fur das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen [a] magisterial study... It may be much longer before a more scholarly, richly detailed, and finely structured work appears in this genre. Quite apart from the excellent, solid scholarship packing its pages, the book functions as smoothly as the smartest piece of technology. Philippa C Maddern, Economic History Review Barron's book is a wonderful read, and the epitome of fine historical research and clarity of explanation. It is a reminder that we have ignored the eloquence that great writing on administrative history can achieve. Her mastery of primary source materials, both from London and from the Public Record Office is, breathtaking. Barbara Hanawalt, Reviews in History This is a book for which all students of medieval London will be deeply grateful. Sixteenth Century Journal