Urban Culture in Medieval Wales
Editor(s) Helen Fulton
Language: English
Genre(s): History, Medieval, Wales Studies
- May 2012 · 352 pages
- · Hardback - 9780708323519
- · eBook - pdf - 9780708323526
- · Paperback - 9780708325032
- · eBook - epub - 9781783165094
"Urban Culture in Medieval Wales" is a collection of articles that examine towns and urban life as part of the cultural fabric of late-medieval Wales. Though medieval Welsh towns were small relative to those in England and Europe, they had a significant impact on a largely rural economy. As the sites of political and cultural tension between English and Welsh, the towns were also responsible for the growth of national identity and a distinctive urban culture in Wales. The chapters in the book draw on the evidence of local records and literature in order to bring to light a neglected aspect of medieval Welsh history.
'A volume full of paradoxes, surprises, and hard facts. A comprehensive account of how the small towns of medieval Wales digested multiple influences to generate urban cultures of remarkable sophistication and expressive power. Highly recommended.', David Wallace, Judith Rodin Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Introduction: The Impact of Urbanization in Medieval Wales Helen Fulton 1 Who Were the Townsfolk of Medieval Wales? Ralph A. Griffiths 2 In Search of an Urban Identity: Aspects of Urban Society in Late Medieval Wales Llinos B. Smith 3 The Townscape, 1400 - 1600 Richard Suggett 4 Towns in Medieval Welsh Poetry Dafydd Johnston 5 Social Conflict in Welsh Towns c. 1280 - 1530 Spencer Dimmock 6 Anglo-Welsh Towns of the Early Fourteenth Century: A Survey of Urban Origins, Property-Holding and Ethnicity Matthew Frank Stevens 7 The Townswomen of Wales: Singlewomen, Work and Service, c. 1300 - c. 1550 Deborah Youngs 8 Castle and Town in Medieval Wales Dylan Foster Evans 9 The City of Chester in Gruffudd ap Maredudd's Awdl i'r Grog o Gaer Catherine McKenna 10 Fairs, Feast Days and Carnival in Medieval Wales: Some Poetic Evidence Helen Fulton 11 Entertainment and Recreation in the Towns of Early Wales David Klausner 12 The Welsh Diaspora in Early Tudor English Towns Peter Fleming
Author(s): Helen Fulton