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Citizen of London: Richard Whittington-The Boy Who Would Be Mayor
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Wydawca: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Data wydania: 29.09.2022
Typ okładki:twarda okładka
EAN: 9781787387911
Opis
Opis
A vivid, richly informative biography of the medieval entrepreneur, social reformer and 'influencer' at court.
The extraordinary story of Richard Whittington, from his arrival in London as a young boy to his death in 1423, against a backdrop of plague, politics and war; turbulence between Crown, City and Commons; and the unrelenting financial demands of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V, to whom Whittington was mercer, lender and fixer.
A man determined to follow his own path, Whittington was a significant figure in London's ceaseless development. As a banker, Collector of the Wool Custom, King's Council member and four-time mayor, Whittington featured prominently in the rise of the capital's merchant class and powerful livery companies. Civic reformer, enemy of corruption and author of an extraordinary social legacy, he contributed to Henry V's victory at Agincourt and oversaw building works at Westminster Abbey. In London, Whittington found his 'second' family: a mentor, Sir Ivo Fitzwarin, and an inspirational wife in Fitzwarin's daughter Alice.
Today's Dick Whittington pantomimes, enjoyed by millions, have a grain of truth in them, but the real story is far more compelling-minus that sadly mythical cat.
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The extraordinary story of Richard Whittington, from his arrival in London as a young boy to his death in 1423, against a backdrop of plague, politics and war; turbulence between Crown, City and Commons; and the unrelenting financial demands of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V, to whom Whittington was mercer, lender and fixer.
A man determined to follow his own path, Whittington was a significant figure in London's ceaseless development. As a banker, Collector of the Wool Custom, King's Council member and four-time mayor, Whittington featured prominently in the rise of the capital's merchant class and powerful livery companies. Civic reformer, enemy of corruption and author of an extraordinary social legacy, he contributed to Henry V's victory at Agincourt and oversaw building works at Westminster Abbey. In London, Whittington found his 'second' family: a mentor, Sir Ivo Fitzwarin, and an inspirational wife in Fitzwarin's daughter Alice.
Today's Dick Whittington pantomimes, enjoyed by millions, have a grain of truth in them, but the real story is far more compelling-minus that sadly mythical cat.
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Easy Access System Europe Oü
gpsr.requests@easproject.com
358 40 500 3575
Szczegóły
Szczegóły
Data wydania: 29.09.2022
Liczba stron: 424
Wymiary: 15.6x23.4
Typ okładki:twarda okładka
Wydawca: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Autor:
Tytuł:Citizen of London: Richard Whittington-The Boy Who Would Be Mayor
EAN: 9781787387911
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