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By the 14th century London was England’s leading commercial centre, and Westminster the royal and political capital. The population was decimated by the Black Death, which brought about fundamental changes to society. After a century of oppression, England’s Jews were expelled from the country.
- The History of London
The History of The Port of London: A Vast Emporium of All...
- The History of London
This article covers the history of London from the Norman conquest of England in 1066 to the death of Richard III in 1485. During this period, London became the capital of England, as monarchs held Parliament at the Palace of Westminster, beginning in 1265 and increasing over the 14th century.
21 nov. 2016 · Though the start of the Middle Ages in Europe is generally considered to coincide with the fall of Rome around 500 AD, in many ways the medieval era in London truly began centuries later,...
18 mars 2004 · In the three hundred years covered by this study, the city of London, in partnership with its near neighbour the town of Westminster, developed as the economic, social, administrative, and political capital of the expanding English kingdom.
- Caroline M. Barron
London in the Middle Ages. Birth and development of London as a city and a capital. In some ways the medieval history of London can be said to have begun on Christmas Day, 1066, when William the Conqueror was crowned king of England in a ceremony at the newly finished Westminster Abbey.
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11 nov. 2022 · During the Middle Ages London was, as it is today, the vibrant, cosmopolitan capital of England. It dwarfed all other English urban centres. In 1377, the year Richard II became king, it had an estimated population of 40,000. The next largest urban centre, York, had only around 12,000.
1390 AD: London in the Late Middle Ages. We take a peek into the first lecture of the series, a ‘teaser’ on Medieval London in 1390.
