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ILLUSTRATED BY

YORK IN THE XVth CENTURY

BY

EDWIN BENSON, B.A.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS

LONDON: SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO. 1920

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

YORK

IN THE XVth CENTURY

FROM A DRAWING BY

E. RIDSDALE TATE

A MEDIÆVAL CITY

CHAPTER I ToC

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER II ToC

IMPORTANT FACTORS AFFECTING THE HISTORY OF YORK

A. Geographical Position

B. Military Value of its Position

C. Political Importance

CHAPTER III ToC

APPEARANCE

A. General Appearance ToC

B. Streets ToC

C. Buildings ToC

D. York as a Port ToC

FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER IV ToC

LIFE

A. Civic Life ToC

B. Parliamentary and National Life ToC

C. Business Life ToC

D. Religious Life ToC

E. Education ToC

F. Entertainments ToC

G. Classes ToC

FOOTNOTES:

CHAPTER V ToC

CONCLUSION

THE END

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