The Story of Coventry


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Nowadays best known for its bombing in WWII, the English city of Coventry was founded in the early Middle Ages. Earl Leofric and his wife Lady Godiva (famously riding naked through the streets) founded a Benedictine monastery in 1043, and over time, the city became a major pilgrimage center. During the Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1487), the Royal Court was moved to Coventry and parliament was held in the city as well.

In this book Mary Dormer Harris follows Coventry's history through the Middle Ages. While looking at famous people from Coventry and their influence on the city's architecture, she also details the daily lives of the common townsfolk, the guild, and their contributions to the city's thriving economy.

This book is part of the "Mediaeval Town" series published in the early 20th century. (Summary by Availle) (9 hr 57 min)

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Preface & Introduction 17:23 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER I - Leofric and Godiva 16:06 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER II - The Benedictine Monastery 22:20 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER III - The Chester Lordship 12:11 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER IV - Beginnings of Municipal Government 17:19 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER V - Prior's-half and Earl's-half 18:08 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER VI - The Seigniory of the Prior and Queen Isabella 13:47 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER VII - The Corporation and the Guilds 16:09 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER VIII - The Mayor, Bailiffs, and Community 16:37 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER IX - Coventry and the Kingdom of England 30:49 Gelesen von Paul Lawley-Jones
CHAPTER X - The Red and White Rose 42:39 Gelesen von Owler
CHAPTER XI - The Last Struggle of York and Lancaster - the Tudors and Stuarts -… 33:38 Gelesen von Owler
CHAPTER XI - The Last Struggle of York and Lancaster - the Tudors and Stuarts -… 32:31 Gelesen von Owler
CHAPTER XII - The Lammas Lands - part 1 46:00 Gelesen von Owler
CHAPTER XII - The Lammas Lands - part 2 46:31 Gelesen von Owler
CHAPTER XIII - The Companies of the Crafts 31:29 Gelesen von Cbteddy
CHAPTER XIV - Daily Life in the Town - the Merchants and the Market - part 1 31:49 Gelesen von Owler
CHAPTER XIV - Daily Life in the Town - the Merchants and the Market - part 2 27:46 Gelesen von jenno
CHAPTER XV - Daily Life in the Town (continued) - Religion and Amusements of t… 32:22 Gelesen von Cbteddy
CHAPTER XV - Daily Life in the Town (continued) - Religion and Amusements of t… 34:17 Gelesen von Cbteddy
CHAPTER XVI - Old Coventry at the Present Day - part 1 28:19 Gelesen von Owler
CHAPTER XVI - Old Coventry at the Present Day - part 2 29:03 Gelesen von Owler