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The English in Rome, 1362-1420 : Portrait of an Expatriate Community (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series)
The English in Rome 13621420 Portrait of an Expatriate Community - Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series Author:Margaret Harvey Centered on a study of the early archives of the Venerabile Collegio Inglese in Rome, this book attempts to place in its political, commercial and religious setting the English community that was in Rome between 1362, when the first English hospice for poor people and pilgrims was founded, and 1420. The book also uncovers a notable, although uns... more »uccessful, attempt to forward English participation in commerce with Rome before 1420, revealing important links between the English laity in Rome and the city of London.« less