London: A Social and Cultural History, 1550-1750

479 Pages·2012·18.239 MB·English

by  Robert O. Bucholz, Joseph P. Ward

London:ASocialandCulturalHistory,1550–1750
Between1550and1750,LondonbecamethegreatestcityinEuropeandoneofthe
mostvibranteconomicandculturalcentersintheworld.Thisbookisahistory
ofLondonduringthiscrucialperiodofitsrisetoworldwideprominence,during
whichitdominatedtheeconomic,political,social,andculturallifeoftheBritish
Islesasneverbeforenorsince.London:ASocialandCulturalHistory,1550–1750
incorporatesthebestrecentworkinurbanhistory,accountsbycontemporary
Londonersandtourists,andfictionalworksfeaturingthecitytotraceLondon’s
riseandexploreitsroleasaharbingerofmodernityaswellashowitscitizens
copedwiththoseachievements.ItcoversthefullrangeoflifeinLondon,from
thesplendidgalleriesofWhitehalltothedampandsootyalleywaysoftheEast
End.Alongtheway,readerswillbravethedangersofplagueandfire,witness
thespectaclesoftheLordMayor’sPageantandthehangingsatTyburn,andtake
refreshmentinthecity’spleasuregardens,coffeehouses,andtaverns.
RobertO.BucholzisProfessorofHistoryatLoyolaUniversityinChicago.Heis
thecoauthor(withNewtonKey)ofEarly-ModernEngland1485–1714:ANarrative
History(2nded.,2009)andSourcesandDebatesinEnglishHistory 1485–1714
(2nd ed., 2009) and the coeditor (with Carol Levin) of Queens and Power in
MedievalandEarlyModernEngland(2009).
JosephP.WardisAssociateProfessorandChairoftheDepartmentofHistory
attheUniversityofMississippi.HeistheauthorofMetropolitanCommunities:
TradeGuilds,Identity,andChangeinEarlyModernLondon(1997)andisthe
editororcoeditorofseveralotherscholarlybooks.

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ondon
A Social and Cultural History,
1550 1750
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RobertO.Bucholz
LoyolaUniversity
JosephP.Ward
UniversityofMississippi
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Contents
ListofIllustrationsandMaps pageix
ListofAbbreviationsandConventions xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction:London’sImportance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 Londonin1550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2 TheSocioeconomicBase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
3 RoyalandCivicLondon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
4 FineandPerformedArts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
5 ThePublicSphereandPopularCulture . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
6 ThePeopleontheMargins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
7 RiotandRebellion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
8 PlagueandFire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Conclusion:Londonin1750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Notes 369
FurtherReading 381
Index 393
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