Question

significance of london as a medieval town

Answer 1

The medieval town as a London witnessed frequent civic strife ,both internal and external.The disputes of the big marchents with small marchants,the burghers with the outsiders or with such officials as the kings 'Sheriff ,lord's or bishop's bailiff of the monks,always made the socio-political atmosphere rife with legal battles and open riot. The town was surrounded by stone walls or earth mounds.The roofing of the houses were usually of thatch .But after a major fire broke out in 1087 in London,causing devastation to many straw roofed houses,red tiles and stones were also used as preferable substitutes for thatch roofing..