Directory of Urban Resources

This category lists sites devoted daily life in the Middle Ages in an urban setting.

Resources in This Category

Anglo-Saxon England: Settlement-Rural and Town Life

http://www.le.ac.uk/users/grj1/asl.html
A lecture by Dr Graham Jones that addresses the concept of towns in Anglo-Saxon times in England.
Medieval England - Daily Life in Medieval Towns

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Townlife.htm
Article by David Ross describing common features of urban life in the Middle Ages.
Medieval English Towns

http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html
Information about cities and towns in England during the Middle Ages with particular emphasis on social, political and constitutional history, compiled by Stephen Alsford. Extensive primary material (in translation).
The Middle Ages: Town Life

http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/townlife.html
A basic introduction from Annenberg/CBP Projects.
The Plans and Topography of Medieval Towns in England and Wales

http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/cba_rr/rr14.cfm
A collections of papers read at a symposium in November 1974 and edited by M.W. Barley to form CBA Research Report No 14.
The Rise of Commerce and Towns

http://www.vlib.us/medieval/lectures/towns.html
Lecture by Lynn Harry Nelson, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

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