This paper was part of the Anglo-American Conference of historians 2009, on the theme 'cities'.
Conference description by the organisers :
The conference will deal with cities throughout the world, with papers examining the networks of cities and…
Abstract from the 1968 edition : Long regarded as the definitive study of the early history of the English medieval borough, this book presents a thorough review of the 'thorny question of origins' and the theories of scholars such as Carl…