The decline of guilds and their monopoly in English provincial towns, with particular reference to Exeter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22948769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | MASARU YONEYAMA (Tokyo Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 443-463 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-9268 • E-ISSN: 1469-8706 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0963926818000408 |
| OpenAlex | W2883779938 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
This article examines the decline of the craft guilds in early modern England by way of a case-study of the Tuckers’ Company in Exeter. From the 1980s, this case figured prominently in the historiographical debate concerning guild decline; however, it has not been examined recently. The current study reveals the Tuckers’ Company is not a case of decline in guild membership so much as a case of the loss of guild monopoly and a concomitant transition to charitable functions. On the basis of empirical sources, this study also reveals the mechanisms and context of this transformation in the post-Civil War politics of the city of Exeter. Specific attention is given to first, the decline of royal authority bolstering the guild against the city government and secondly, the shift of power in the guild with the ascendance of the merchant fullers. Finally, the historiographical implications of the article's findings are discussed.
Archaeology · Context (archaeology) · Craft · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Guild · Historiography · Market economy · Monopoly · Political economy · Political science · Power (physics) · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |