[Illustration] LONDON ADAM & CHARLES BLACK 1906 CONTENTS PART I MEDIÆVAL SOVEREIGNS CHAP. PAGE 1. HENRY II. 3 2. RICHARD I. 9 3. JOHN 13 4. HENRY III. 20 5. EDWARD I. 35 6. EDWARD II. 48 7. EDWARD III. 58 8. RICHARD II. 78 9. HENRY IV. 92 10. HENRY V. 103 11. HENRY VI. 111 12. EDWARD IV. 138 13. RICHARD III. 152 PART II SOCIAL AND GENERAL 1. GENERAL VIEW 159 2. PORT AND TRADE OF LONDON 185 3. TRADE AND GENTILITY 216 4. THE STREETS 226 5. THE BUILDINGS 240 6. FURNITURE 255 7. WEALTH AND STATE OF NOBLES AND CITIZENS 259 8. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 264 9. FOOD 294 10. SPORT AND RECREATION 307 11. LITERATURE AND SCIENCE IN LONDON— § I. THE LIBRARIES OF LONDON 327 § II. LONDON AND LITERATURE 330 § III. THE PHYSICIAN 336 12. FIRE, PLAGUE, AND FAMINE 341 13. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 349 14. CHRISTIAN NAMES AND SURNAMES 372 APPENDICES 379 INDEX 405 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Edward IV. and his Courtiers _Frontispiece_