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War, Politics and Finance in Late Medieval English Towns: Bristol, York and the Crown, 1350-1400 (2005)
Book
Liddy, C. (2005). War, Politics and Finance in Late Medieval English Towns: Bristol, York and the Crown, 1350-1400. Boydell & Brewer

The following text is taken from the publisher's website. The strengthening of ties between crown and locality in the fourteenth century is epitomised by the relationships between York and Bristol [then amongst the largest and wealthiest urban commun... Read More about War, Politics and Finance in Late Medieval English Towns: Bristol, York and the Crown, 1350-1400.

Urban conflict in late fourteenth-century England: the case of York in 1380-1 (2003)
Journal Article
Liddy, C. (2003). Urban conflict in late fourteenth-century England: the case of York in 1380-1. The English Historical Review, 118(475), 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/118.475.1

This article examines the causes of the serious disturbances in the city of York, which came to the attention of the Crown during a meeting of Parliament at Northampton in the autumn of 1380. On 26 November 1380, the Crown was told, the commons of Yo... Read More about Urban conflict in late fourteenth-century England: the case of York in 1380-1.

The rhetoric of the royal chamber in late medieval London, York and Coventry (2002)
Journal Article
Liddy, C. (2002). The rhetoric of the royal chamber in late medieval London, York and Coventry. Urban History, 29(3), 323-349. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0963926802003012

In the late medieval period several English cities claimed the distinction of being a royal chamber: London and York referred to themselves as the 'king's chamber', whilst Coventry called itself the 'prince's chamber'. Examining the meaning of the me... Read More about The rhetoric of the royal chamber in late medieval London, York and Coventry.