Bridge-work, but no bridges: St Boniface and the origins of the common burdens -- Viking wars, public peace: the evolution of bridge-work -- 'As free as the king could grant': the end of communal bridge-work -- Three solutions -- Appendix 1: The Gumley charter of 749 -- Appendix 2: Grants of pontage up to 1400.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A study of the financing, maintenance and construction of medieval bridges uncovers much about law and power at the time.
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JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/ctt2257k
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Title
Bridges, law and power in medieval England, 700-1400.
International Standard Book Number
9781843832751
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bridges-- England-- Maintenance and repair-- History-- To 1500.
Bridges-- Law and legislation-- England-- History-- To 1500.
Power (Social sciences)-- England-- History-- To 1500.
Bridges-- Law and legislation.
Bridges-- Maintenance and repair.
Brücke.
Brückenbau
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Transportation.