London and the Kingdom (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical Study of the Great Britain's CapitalBy Reginald R. Sharpe
Length59h 30m
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London and the Kingdom is a richly documented civic history that traces the constitutional, political, and social development of the City of London in relation to the English Crown and the wider realm. Written in a measured Victorian scholarly style, the work draws heavily on municipal records, charters, chronicles, and Guildhall archives to illuminate London's privileges, institutions, guilds, and recurring negotiations with royal authority. Its literary context belongs to the great nineteenth-century tradition of archival urban history, combining antiquarian precision with a narrative sense of national significance. Reginald R. Sharpe was especially well placed to produce such a study. As a historian associated with London's municipal records and the Guildhall, he had unusually direct access to the documentary foundations of the city's past. His professional familiarity with civic archives shaped both the scope and authority of the book, enabling him to present London not merely as a setting for English history but as an active political body whose liberties and wealth influenced the kingdom's evolution. This book is recommended for readers interested in medieval and early modern London, constitutional history, civic institutions, and the relationship between local autonomy and national power. Though dense in documentation, it rewards patient reading with a clear understanding of London's enduring historical importance.
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GenreHistory
Length59 hrs 30 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 14, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1England under the Angevin Kings (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
26CHAPTER XXI.
2Volume 1
27CHAPTER XXII.
3CHAPTER I.
28CHAPTER XXIII.
4CHAPTER II.
29CHAPTER XXIV.
5CHAPTER III.
30CHAPTER XXV.
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6CHAPTER IV.
31CHAPTER XXVI.
7CHAPTER V.
32CHAPTER XXVII.
8CHAPTER VI.
33CHAPTER XXVIII.
9CHAPTER VII.
34CHAPTER XXIX.
10CHAPTER VIII.
35CHAPTER XXX.
11CHAPTER IX.
36CHAPTER XXXI.
12CHAPTER X.
37CHAPTER XXXII.
13CHAPTER XI.
38CHAPTER XXXIII.
14CHAPTER XII.
39CHAPTER XXXIV. (pt. 1)
15CHAPTER XIII.
40CHAPTER XXXIV. (pt. 2)
16CHAPTER XIV.
41Volume 3
17CHAPTER XV.
42CHAPTER XXXV.
18CHAPTER XVI.
43CHAPTER XXXVI.
19CHAPTER XVII.
44CHAPTER XXXVII.
20CHAPTER XVIII. (pt. 1)
45CHAPTER XXXVIII.
21CHAPTER XVIII. (pt. 2)
46CHAPTER XXXIX.
22CHAPTER XVIII. (pt. 3)
47CHAPTER XL.
23Volume 2
48CHAPTER XLI.
24CHAPTER XIX.
49CHAPTER XLII.
25CHAPTER XX.
50CHAPTER XLIII.
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