Boston and Grimsby in the middle ages: an administrative contrast

Rigby, S. H.

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“…fearlessly and manfully assert their independence' and to 'shake off the iron fetters of Brocklesby'. 64 Within the municipal elite, a boat builder and a timber merchant were the sole representatives of industry and commerce. 57 The major impetus behind Worsley's nomination came from the erstwhile Yarborough retinue within the borough 58 rather than Brocklesby Hall and despite the ease of his victories, the new member was viewed with considerable scepticism by an electorate whose agenda was becoming increasingly commercial.…”

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Pocket borough to county borough: power relations, elites and politics in nineteenth-century Grimsby

Shinner

2007

Urban History

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This article considers the relationship between landed culture and the emergent middle classes in a rapidly expanding urban context substantially removed from the more familiar examples. The port of Grimsby expanded rapidly in the second half of the nineteenth century, displaying many facets in common with other industrial centres and boasting a substantial middle-class presence from a relatively early stage. At the same time the extent to which Grimsby's middle classes assumed a leading role in the town's development is questionable and subject to qualification.

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Pocket borough to county borough: power relations, elites and politics in nineteenth-century Grimsby

Shinner

2007

Urban History

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“…18 Petitioning was a ubiquitous practice throughout Europe across different types of polities. 20 The exclusion of the commons and the first electoral reforms carried out by the crown in response to such protests are well documented in towns such as Laredo, Santander, Vitoria, Deba and Bilbao during the early fifteenth century, specifically between 1420 and 1440. The leaders of the movement argued that they were 'rich men of great properties, good fame and very well qualified', who 'represented the common good and the defence of the urban community'.…”

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The politics of the urban commons in Northern Atlantic Spain in the later Middle Ages

Telechea

2013

Urban History

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This article examines some key issues relating to the emergence of political consciousness and political activity amongst the commons in the towns of Northern Atlantic Spain in the late medieval period. In the fifteenth century, a partnership between the urban business elite and the craft guilds successfully petitioned the monarchy on behalf of the commons, which resulted in municipal reforms. The resolution of issues achieved in the north was radically different from the situation in other cities in the kingdom of Castile, where the commons’ petitions and conflicts with urban oligarchies led to what became known as the ‘Revolt of the Comuneros’ in 1520, which marked the decline of the commons’ assemblies and the end of medieval urban rebellions in the interior of the kingdom.

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“…The towns which battled against their monastic lords for greater autonomy included not only relatively small places such as Cirencester (Gloucestershire), but also Bury St. Edmunds, the chief town of west Suffolk and a considerable centre of cloth manufacture. 38 Seigniorial rule was often conducted in a spirit of compromise whereby the lord was content that the leading townspeople served as bailiffs and jurors in the court. The individuals put in charge were in effect those who would have been the natural choice as mayors and aldermen in a privileged town.…”

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Small places with large consequences: the importance of small towns in England, 1000–1540

Dyer

2002

Historical Research

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English small towns before industrialization deserve our attention because they provided homes and livings for large numbers of people ± a tenth of the population by 1300. Small towns, even those with only a few hundred inhabitants, can be distinguished from various`town like' settlements such as industrial and open villages. They can be regarded as fully urban, and shared many characteristics with larger towns. They played an important role in the commercial hierarchy, and brought trade to the ordinary producers and consumers of the countryside. Small towns in¯uenced the economy and society of their neighbourhood, not least by providing a channel for migration and social advancement. As centres of entertainment and culture they diverted and even civilized those who lived in and around them. Small towns were important for those who lived at the time, but they are also signi®cant for modern perceptions of the past. Historians, through studying them, are encouraged to revise their views of government, economic change and regional dierences.

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Boston and Grimsby in the middle ages: an administrative contrast

Cited by 41 publications

References 6 publications

Pocket borough to county borough: power relations, elites and politics in nineteenth-century Grimsby

Pocket borough to county borough: power relations, elites and politics in nineteenth-century Grimsby

The politics of the urban commons in Northern Atlantic Spain in the later Middle Ages

Small places with large consequences: the importance of small towns in England, 1000–1540

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