قراءة كتاب London Before the Conquest
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LONDON BEFORE THE CONQUEST
London and the Thames, from Speed’s Map, 1610
LONDON BEFORE
THE CONQUEST
BY W. R. LETHABY
| “Now would I fain In wordys playn, Some honoure sayen, And bring to mynde Of that auncient cytie That so goodly is to se.” —Fabyan. |
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CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Introduction | 1 |
| CHAPTER I | |
| Origins—The Legend of London—The British Church—The English come to London—Alfred’s London | 6 |
| CHAPTER II | |
| Rivers and Fords | 38 |
| CHAPTER III | |
| Roads and the Bridge | 52 |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| The Walls, Gates, and Quays | 74 |
| CHAPTER V | |
| The Citadel—Southwark—The Danes’ Quarter—The Portlands and Cnihtengild | 101 |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| The Wards and Parishes—The Palace | 126 |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| Streets—Craft Gilds and Schools—Churches | 145 |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| The Guildhall—London Stone—Town Bell and Folkmote | 175 |
| CHAPTER IX | |
| The Government of Early London | 187 |
| CHAPTER X | |
| Londinium | 198 |
| APPENDIX | |
| On Materials for the Construction of Maps of Early London | 212 |
NOTES ON FIGURES