Medieval merchants: York, Beverley, and Hull in the later Middle Ages
In: Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought Ser. 4, 38
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In: Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought Ser. 4, 38
In: Journal of family history: studies in family, kinship and demography, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 5-18
ISSN: 1552-5473
Most studies of medieval English urban society analyze the demographic characteristics of households or reconstruct the life of a single family. This study focuses instead on perceptions of family and household among merchants, using the testamentary evidence of three sizable northern towns. What emerges is a surprising variety of family forms, the consequence of second and third marriages; extensive kin recognition; and an acceptance of wider responsibilities for dependents in and beyond the household. Intermarriage, acting as guardians and executors for fellow merchants, and the creation of networks of affines and in-laws signal early stages of class formation. Comparisons are made with studies of medieval and early Tudor London.
In: The economic history review, Band 49, Heft 3, S. 600
ISSN: 1468-0289
In: Urban history, Band 11, S. 197
ISSN: 1469-8706
In: The economic history review, Band 48, Heft 2, S. 397
ISSN: 1468-0289
In: Social history, Band 19, Heft 3, S. 395-424
ISSN: 1470-1200
In: Social history, Band 12, Heft 1, S. 129-136
ISSN: 1470-1200