02604cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500560015124600510020726400510025830000470030933600260035633700260038233800360040850000310044450802090047552012200068453400450190465300520194965300450200165300420204665300320208865300620212085600430218299900170222550392UtSlPG20260610134146.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDA1 aGreen, Alice Stopford,d1848-192910aTown Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1 (of 2)1 aTown Life in the 15th Century, Volume 1 (of 2) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-11-05  aProduced by Giovanni Fini, MWS and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)  a"Town Life in the Fifteenth Century, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Alice Stopford Green is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the development of English towns during the fifteenth century, exploring their political, social, and economic structures, and how they influenced the broader trajectory of English liberty. It aims to illuminate the complex history of municipal governance and the significant role towns played in shaping modern England.  At the start of this volume, the author sets the stage for a detailed examination of the robust political life and self-governance enjoyed by fifteenth-century boroughs in England. The opening discusses the remarkable independence the towns had, which allowed citizens to enact their legislation and govern their affairs autonomously, reminiscent of small principalities. Stopford Green highlights the dramatic evolution of these towns from mediæval obscurity to centers of trade and cultural development, laying the groundwork for an analysis of how their civic revolutions contributed to the roots of democracy in modern England, setting the tone for the rich narrative that is to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEngland -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485  aCity and town life -- England -- History  aCities and towns, Medieval -- England  aLocal government -- England  aGreat Britain -- History -- Lancaster and York, 1399-148540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50392  c91230d91230