Family, Commerce, and Religion in London and Cologne : Anglo-German Emigrants, c.1000-c.1300 (Paperback)

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 the decline of Cologne's dominance in the thirteenth century; 3. Anglo-German currency exchange: Cologne and English sterling; Part II. Anglo-German Family, Property and Inheritance Ties: 4. The formation of individual and family identity in medieval Cologne: property and surnames; 5. Anglicus in Colonia: the social, economic and legal status of the English in Cologne during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries; 6. Cologne families with English connections: the Zudendorps; 7. Cologners in England; Part III. Anglo-German Religious and Cultural Life: 8. Confraternities, expatriate monks, pious legends and pilgrims; 9. Clerics, canon law, crusaders and culture; Conclusion: a reappraisal of the Anglo-German nexus; Appendices I-IV; Bibliography.