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Reviews the london journal, Vol. 35 No. 1, March, 2010, 100–06 London and the Kingdom. Essays in Honour of Caroline M. Barron (Proceedings of the 2004 Harlaxton Symposium). Edited by M Davies and A Prescott. Pp. xii + 436, 28 black and white illustrations, index. Donnington: Shaun Tyas Publishing. 2008. £49.50. ISBN: 9781900289917. Hardback Caroline Barron has been a key figure in defining the agenda on London’s medieval past, not just in her own work but also by encouraging others. Above all, her wise advice has helped many scholars, not least the doctoral students who appear among the authors in this book of essays published in her honour. How has the history of medieval London changed in the 40 years since Caroline Barron first published on the subject? Her doctoral thesis, and some of her early published works, focused on government, but from the late 1960s and 1970s she became caught up in the new preoccupations of the age. Her work on politics, at both the national and the civic level, has explored the role of ideas about tyranny and privilege (Richard II and Ralph Holland). She also embarked on studies of social history (Dick Whittington) and religion (St Andrew’s http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and Present Taylor & Francis

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the london journal, Vol. 35 No. 1, March, 2010, 100–06 London and the Kingdom. Essays in Honour of Caroline M. Barron (Proceedings of the 2004 Harlaxton Symposium). Edited by M Davies and A Prescott. Pp. xii + 436, 28 black and white illustrations, index. Donnington: Shaun Tyas Publishing. 2008. £49.50. ISBN: 9781900289917. Hardback Caroline Barron has been a key figure in defining the agenda on London’s medieval past, not just in her own work but also by encouraging others. Above all, her wise advice has helped many scholars, not least the doctoral students who appear among the authors in this book of essays published in her honour. How has the history of medieval London changed in the 40 years since Caroline Barron first published on the subject? Her doctoral thesis, and some of her early published works, focused on government, but from the late 1960s and 1970s she became caught up in the new preoccupations of the age. Her work on politics, at both the national and the civic level, has explored the role of ideas about tyranny and privilege (Richard II and Ralph Holland). She also embarked on studies of social history (Dick Whittington) and religion (St Andrew’s

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Taylor & Francis
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© 2010 Maney Publishing
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1749-6322
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0305-8034
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10.1179/174963210X12599326737201
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the london journal, Vol. 35 No. 1, March, 2010, 100–06 London and the Kingdom. Essays in Honour of Caroline M. Barron (Proceedings of the 2004 Harlaxton Symposium). Edited by M Davies and A Prescott. Pp. xii + 436, 28 black and white illustrations, index. Donnington: Shaun Tyas Publishing. 2008. £49.50. ISBN: 9781900289917. Hardback Caroline Barron has been a key figure in defining the agenda on London’s medieval past, not just in her own work but also by encouraging others. Above all, her wise advice has helped many scholars, not least the doctoral students who appear among the authors in this book of essays published in her honour. How has the history of medieval London changed in the 40 years since Caroline Barron first published on the subject? Her doctoral thesis, and some of her early published works, focused on government, but from the late 1960s and 1970s she became caught up in the new preoccupations of the age. Her work on politics, at both the national and the civic level, has explored the role of ideas about tyranny and privilege (Richard II and Ralph Holland). She also embarked on studies of social history (Dick Whittington) and religion (St Andrew’s

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