Crowston, Clare H.

de Kerf, Raoul

de Munck, Bert

Hoogenboom, Marcel J.

Kissane, Christopher M.

Minns, Chris

Prak, Maarten

Wallis, Patrick H.

Abstract: Citizenship was the main vehicle through which urban authorities granted political and economic rights to their communities. This article estimates the size of the citizenry and citizenship rates for over 30 European towns and cities between 1550 and 1849. While the extent of citizenship varied between European regions and by city size, our estimates show that citizenship was more accessible than previously thought

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The extent of citizenship in pre-industrial England, Germany, and the Low Countries

The extent of citizenship in pre-industrial England, Germany, and the Low Countries

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