Family, Commerce, and Religion in London and Cologne: Anglo-German Emigrants, c.1000c.1300 [Hardcover]

This book explores the contacts between England and Cologne during the central Middle Ages.This book explores the full range of social, economic, religious and cultural contacts between England and the German city of Cologne during the central middle ages, c. 1000 to c. 1300. A wealth of original archive material reveals an extensive network of English and German emigrants who were surprisingly successful in achieving assimilation into their new homeland. From pilgrims to emigrants, crusaders and merchants to teachers, there existed a complex world of Anglo-German associations which will suggest a reconfiguration of the medieval European world.This book explores the full range of social, economic, religious and cultural contacts between England and the German city of Cologne during the central middle ages, c. 1000 to c. 1300. A wealth of original archive material reveals an extensive network of English and German emigrants who were surprisingly successful in achieving assimilation into their new homeland. From pilgrims to emigrants, crusaders and merchants to teachers, there existed a complex world of Anglo-German associations which will suggest a reconfiguration of the medieval European world.This book explores the full range of social, economic, religious and cultural contacts between England and the German city of Cologne during the central Middle Ages, c. 1000 to c. 1300. A wealth of original archive material reveals an extensive network of English and German emigrants who were surprisingly successful in achieving assimilation into their new homelands. From pilgrims to emigrants, crusaders and merchants to teachers, there existed a complex world of Anglo-German associations that will suggest a reconsideration of the medieval European world.Preface; Part I. The Historical Background, Anglo-German Foundations and the City of Cologne: 1. The London guildhall and Cologne's rise to dominance in the eleventh and twelfth centuries; 2. The rise of the Hansa towns and thlÓ'