The economy of British towns 1300–1540

Britnell, Richard; Palliser, D. M.

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“…99 The extent to which towns depended on long-distance and local trade varied considerably; international markets were volatile and commercial success could be quickly lost with competition from elsewhere. 100 Leland's writings are particularly valuable because they help to illustrate how changes in the wider economy were impacting on the roles of small towns. Their function as market centres was changing as more specialized centres of manufacture were being established, and new mercantile networks developed.…”

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The functions and fortunes of English small towns at the close of the middle ages: evidence from John Leland'sItinerary

Lee

2010

Urban History

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ABSTRACT:The descriptions of small towns in John Leland's Itinerary provide valuable evidence about their economic functions and fortunes in a period often categorized as one of urban decline. Leland described markets, ports, industries, buildings and transport links. He identified examples of small towns expanding, through new commercial and industrial opportunities, notably cloth manufacture, as well as others in decline, and suggested that investment by entrepreneurs and benefactors had enabled some small towns to prosper. These experiences reflected both the particular functions of individual towns and their role in wider regional economies.

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The functions and fortunes of English small towns at the close of the middle ages: evidence from John Leland'sItinerary

Lee

2010

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“…We will show that guilds, though originally not created as organizations bent on resisting innovation, over time increasingly turned against the introduction of more productive technologies, especially when labor-saving in nature. Craft guilds operated in this capacity up until the nineteenth century, when their influence began to wane (Gadd and Wallis, 2002;Britnell, 2008). Officially, the craft guilds in England were abolished in 1835 under the Municipal Corporations Act, which stated that "every person in any borough may keep any shop for the sale of all lawful wares and merchandises by wholesale or retail, and use every lawful trade, occupation..." (Gross, 1890, p. 165).…”

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“…For a comprehensive list, see McCloskey (2010) 9. For different views on the role of guilds, see, for example, Smith (1776),Pirenne (1936),Hickson and Thompson (1991),Epstein (1998Epstein ( , 2008,Richardson (2004),Ogilvie (2008) and De la Croix, Doepke and Mokyr (2018).…”

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Spatial Competition, Innovation and Institutions: The Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence

Greif

Parente

2018

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and Texas A&M. We thank Wolfgang Keller for sharing historical prefecture-level data on China. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications.

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“…Occupying a poor fifty‐third place in the ranking of English towns by taxable wealth in 1334, it had overtaken some of England's most important ports and several major cities by 1524–5, with only twelve urban centres doing better. That success story also had a Flemish chapter.…”

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Drapery in Exile:EdwardIII,Colchester and theFlemings, 1351–1367

Lambert

Pajic

2014

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Throughout the fourteenth century, Edward III issued several letters of protection encouraging Flemish textile workers to establish their trade in England. During the centuries that followed, historians have disagreed about the newcomers' contribution to the development of English drapery. Lacking in each debate were quantifiable data related to the presence of Flemish cloth-workers on English soil. This article argues that, between 1351 and 1367, over 100 immigrants from the Low Countries settled in Colchester, twentyseven of whom were Flemish textile manufacturers exiled from Flanders and welcomed by Edward III in 1351. Attracted by excellent natural conditions for clothmaking, a shortage of manpower following the Black Death and an open economic environment, they made a vital contribution to the town's development as an internationally renowned centre of textile production that was able to withstand the pattern of urban decay so prevalent in other parts of late medieval England.

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The economy of British towns 1300–1540

Cited by 8 publications

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The functions and fortunes of English small towns at the close of the middle ages: evidence from John Leland'sItinerary

The functions and fortunes of English small towns at the close of the middle ages: evidence from John Leland'sItinerary

Spatial Competition, Innovation and Institutions: The Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence

Drapery in Exile:EdwardIII,Colchester and theFlemings, 1351–1367

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