The Cambridge Urban History of Britain Vol 1 - 600-1540 torrent

600–1540

Series: The Cambridge Urban History of Britain, Volume 1
Edited by: D. M. Palliser
Publication Date: 2000
Hardback ISBN-10 0521444616, Hardback ISBN-13 9780521444613
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/CHOL9780521444613

Overview:
The first volume of The Cambridge Urban History surveys the history of British towns from their post-Roman origins in the seventh century down to the sixteenth century. It provides the first ever detailed overview of the course of medieval urban development, and draws on archaeological and architectural as well as historical sources. The volume combines thematic analysis with regional and national surveys, with full coverage of developments in England, Scotland and Wales. The international team of contributors represent historical, geographical and archaeological expertise, and the whole marks a major step forward in the understanding of the medieval British town. Part One examines historiographical tradition and the origins of British towns. Parts Two and Three focus on the early and later medieval periods respectively, and Part Four contains a sequence of systematic regional surveys. Extensively illustrated, the volume also contains ranking lists of towns and an extensive bibliography.