London, 1100-1600 - The Archaeology of a Capital City - John Schofield
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London, 1100-1600 - The Archaeology of a Capital City - John Schofield
John Schofield [+]
Museum of London (retired)
John Schofield is now retired from the Museum of London, and is an archaeologist writing various books and reports. He is archaeologist for St Paul's Cathedral, London, and has produced a large report 'St Paul's Cathedral before Wren', published by English Heritage in 2011. Also in 2011 he published 'London 1100-1600' for Equinox Press, in the series Archaeology of Medieval Europe, of which he is series editor. This book was awarded the London Archaeological Prize for the best archaeological publication in London in the years 2011-12, on 16 November 2012.
Description
This chapter brings together several themes which are loosely related: the archaeology of civic authority (the defences, London Bridge, Guildhall, inland markets, water supply), the deliberate manipulation of the extent of the built-up area of the City over time, including expansion into the River Thames, and a final section on the character of landuse outside the City walls, including places of public resort such as the Tudor theatres.