London – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:29:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg London – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Mobility and Marginality in Late Medieval London’s Urban Society https://brewminate.com/mobility-and-marginality-in-late-medieval-londons-urban-society/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:26:15 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=217439 Mobility’s impact on the lives of medieval Londoners and on the sense of neighborhood beyond the walls of

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Charity and the City: The Rebuilding of London Bridge, 1176-1275 https://brewminate.com/charity-and-the-city-the-rebuilding-of-london-bridge-1176-1275/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:50:16 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=220045 The rebuilding of London Bridge in stone was a significant bridge building project. The rebuilding of London Bridge

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Settled or Fleeting?: Revisiting London’s Medieval Immigrant Community https://brewminate.com/settled-or-fleeting-revisiting-londons-medieval-immigrant-community/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 17:12:36 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=218868 The alien subsidies are not the only source for resident immigrants in England. The publication in 1998 of

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Star Inn, Bridge Street: A Portrait of a Late Medieval London Pub https://brewminate.com/star-inn-bridge-street-a-portrait-of-a-late-medieval-london-pub/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:40:37 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=215872 Insights into the local sociability and networks of the ‘middling’ strata of medieval London society. Introduction One of

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Social Control and Marginalization: Controlling Inclusion and Exclusion in Late Medieval London https://brewminate.com/social-control-and-marginalization-controlling-inclusion-and-exclusion-in-late-medieval-london/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:35:31 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=218465 There was a constant negotiation of status and authority in the community. Introduction Finding your place in London

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Social Status: Reputation, Marginalization, and Space in Late Medieval London https://brewminate.com/social-status-reputation-marginalization-and-space-in-late-medieval-london/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:22:32 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=219487 The workings of marginalization had a direct impact on the uses of London’s spatial periphery. Introduction Underlying all

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Social Urbanization: Social-Spatial Networks in Late Medieval London https://brewminate.com/social-urbanization-social-spatial-networks-in-late-medieval-london/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:47:04 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=216454 The social lives of medieval Londoners reveal how far they were drawn into the centralizing forces of urban

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The Landscape and Economy of Late Medieval London https://brewminate.com/the-landscape-and-economy-of-late-medieval-london/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:09:22 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=211892 Distinctive laces in the cityscape in geographic and economic terms. Introduction A walk through fifteenth-century London, from its

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From Traitors to Jewels: A Fascinating Journey Through the Tower of London’s Past https://brewminate.com/from-traitors-to-jewels-a-fascinating-journey-through-the-tower-of-londons-past/ Wed, 31 May 2023 14:01:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=212265 Nestled on the banks of the River Thames, the Tower of London stands as a symbol of both

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A Human History of the River Thames since the Neolithic Period https://brewminate.com/a-human-history-of-the-river-thames-since-the-neolithic-period/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:27:54 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=182970 Some of the earliest written references to the Thames are in Julius Caesar’s account from 54 BCE. Introduction

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