Foreigners and newcomers in the Middle Ages

Ovaj diplomski rad bavi se pitanjem stranaca i pridošlica u razdoblju srednjega vijeka. Najprije iz kuta pripadnosti Katoličkoj crkvi kao mjerilu pripadnosti višem od svjetovnih vlasti. Temeljna usporedba rada odnosi se na položaj stranaca i pridošlica u Engleskoj kao višoj, državnoj instanci nasuprot gradske vlasti dalmatinskih komuna. S jedne strane, pitanje se promatra iz pravnog aspekta, odnosno zakonskih regulacija koje su na razne načine ograničavale strance. S druge strane, pokušava se uvidom privredne djelatnosti stranaca kroz prizmu pojedinih slučajeva ispitati koliko je zakonska regulacija odgovarala zbilji. Rad odgovara na pitanje jesu li stranci bili vitalni dio ovih dvaju društvenih uređenja ili su pak bili na margini tih društava.This thesis deals with the issue of foreigners and newcomers in the Middle Ages. Firstly, from the aspect of affiliation to the Catholic Church as a criterion for belonging to the upper class of secular authorities. Moreover, the fundamental comparison of this work relates to the position of foreigners and newcomers in England, a superior state instance, as opposed to the city authorities of Dalmatian communities. On the one hand, this issue is approached from legal aspect, or legal regulations that limited foreigners in various ways. On the other hand, through insight of foreigners’ individual economic activities, it was investigated to what extent legal regulations corresponded to the real situation. This thesis answers the question of whether the foreigners played crucial role in the two social systems, or they were on the margins of these societies