Life in a Mediaeval City, Illustrated by York in the XVth century by Edward Benson
York was a typical English city in the fifteenth century. Whilst England continued in a state of political unrest, the towns and cities were comparatively little disturbed by the perpetual disorders created by the Hundred Years War, the Wars of the Roses, the constant battles with the Welsh and Scots.
Town life developed through flourishing trade and an increasing sense of municipal unity, and municipal importance.
York is still rich in mediaeval buildings.
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