IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 115: Cities and Parliament
Monday 9 July 2007, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | History of Parliament Trust |
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| Organiser: | Linda S. Clark, History of Parliament Trust, London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Linda S. Clark, History of Parliament Trust, London |
| Paper 115-a | The City of Exeter and its Parliamentary Representatives in the 15th Century: Some Evidence of Urban Decline and Recovery (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Economics - Urban, Local History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 115-b | The Trouble with St Augustine: The Abbey, Canterbury, and Parliament in the 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Economics - Urban, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 115-c | A 'Point of Contact' at the End of the Middle Ages: The Cities in the Parliaments of Henry VII (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Economics - Urban, Local History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | Although some modern commentators have questioned the importance, and even the attendance, of representatives of the English cities and boroughs in the late medieval Parliament, there can be no doubt that in the 15th century the House of Commons was predominantly made up of citizens and burgesses, who outnumbered the knights of the shire by more than three to one. This session will explore the role of civic MPs in the late medieval Commons, and the practicalities and challenges facing the cities in ensuring their adequate representation. |