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- Title
Urban Enclosure Riots: Risings of the Commons in English Towns, 1480–1525*.
- Authors
Liddy, Christian D.
- Abstract
The article discusses riots associated with the process of enclosure in urban areas of England during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Particular focus is given to urban conceptions of commons and citizenship. According to the author, conflicts over town commons became a symbol for larger political disputes over the role of the commonalty in town government. Topics discussed include urban freeman and the relationship between urban and rural enclosure riots.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; UNITED Kingdom; INCLOSURES; RIOTS; COMMONS; CITIES &; towns; CITIZENSHIP; LOCAL government; REPRESENTATIVE government; FREEMEN; HISTORY; URBAN history
- Publication
Past & Present, 2015, Vol 226, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0031-2746
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pastj/gtu038