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This book examines the organisation of power and society in north-east England over two crucial centuries in the emergence of the English 'state'. England is usually regarded as medieval Europe's most centralised kingdom, yet the North-East was dominated by liberties - largely self-governing jurisdictions - that greatly restricted the English crown's direct authority in the region. These local polities receive here their first comprehensive discussion; and their histories are crucial for understanding questions of state-formation in frontier zones, regional distinctiveness, and local and natio

State-local relations --- Local-state relations --- Local government --- Metropolitan government --- Municipal government --- State governments --- History --- England, North East --- England, Northeast --- North East England --- Northeast England --- Administrative and political divisions --- History. --- History of the United Kingdom and Ireland --- anno 1200-1499 --- North-East England