Revolution and Consumption in Late Medieval England

<p>The essays in this volume focus on the sources and resources of political power on consumption (royal and lay conspicuous and everyday) on political revolution and on economic regulation in the later middle ages. Topics range from the diet of the nobility in the fifteenth century to the knightly household of Richard II and the peace commissions while particular case studies of Middlesex Cambridge Durham Cathedral and Winchester shed new light on regional economies through an examination of the patterns of consumption retailing and marketing.Professor MICHAEL HICKS teaches at King Alfred's College at Winchester.Contributors: CHRISTOPHER WOOLGAR ALASTAIR DUNN SHELAGH MITCHELL ALISON GUNDY T.B. PUGH JESSICA FREEMAN JOHN HARE JOHN LEE MIRANDA THRELFALL-HOLMES WINIFRED HARWOOD PETER FLEMING.</p>