Bøker av Shannon McSheffrey

Uncovers the remarkable lives and writings of these tradesmen, showing how they adapted to their new environment and responded to the challenges they faced.

Using extensive evidence from archival documents from both the ecclesiastical court system and the records of city and royal government, as well as advice manuals, chronicles, moral tales, and liturgical texts, McSheffrey examines how marital and sexual relationships were woven into the fabric of late medieval London.