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Citizen of London

- Richard Whittington—The Boy Who Would Be Mayor
Af: Michael McCarthy Engelsk Hardback

Citizen of London

- Richard Whittington—The Boy Who Would Be Mayor
Af: Michael McCarthy Engelsk Hardback
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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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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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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 424
ISBN-13: 9781787387911
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1787387917
Kategori: Europæisk historie
Udg. Dato: 29 sep 2022
Længde: 45mm
Bredde: 242mm
Højde: 168mm
Forlag: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato: 29 sep 2022
Forfatter(e): Michael McCarthy
Forfatter(e) Michael McCarthy

Kategori Europæisk historie

ISBN-13 9781787387911

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 424

Udgave

Længde 45mm

Bredde 242mm

Højde 168mm

Udg. Dato 29 sep 2022

Oplagsdato 29 sep 2022

Forlag C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd