Routledge Diversity and Difference in Early Modern London - Routledge

Explore how sixteenth and seventeenth century Londoners understood the diverse populations within their city in this Routledge historical study. London was remarkably multicultural, home to people from throughout the British Isles alongside significant French and Dutch immigrant communities, international travellers and refugees, and from the 1650s onwards, a growing Jewish population. Despite extensive knowledge about early modern London's demographic composition, historians have long overlooked how residents actually perceived and conceptualised the many different peoples sharing their urban space. This scholarly work addresses that critical gap, examining contemporary attitudes towards cultural diversity and difference during a transformative period in English social history. Perfect for students of social history, immigration studies, and urban development in early modern Europe.