Interpreting the English Village

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Publisher : Windgather Press
ISBN 13 : 1909686069
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (96 download)

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Book Synopsis Interpreting the English Village by : Mick Aston

Download or read book Interpreting the English Village written by Mick Aston and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original and approachable account of how archaeology can tell the story of the English village. Shapwick lies in the middle of Somerset, next to the important monastic centre of Glastonbury: the abbey owned the manor for 800 years from the 8th to the 16th century and its abbots and officials had a great influence on the lives of the peasants who lived there. It is possible that abbot Dunstan, one of the great reformers of tenth century monasticism directed the planning of the village. The Shapwick Project examined the development and history of an English parish and village over a ten thousand-year period. This was a truly multi-disciplinary project. Not only were a battery of archaeological and historical techniques explored - such as field walking, test-pitting, archaeological excavation, aerial reconnaissance, documentary research and cartographic analysis - but numerous other techniques such as building analysis, dendrochronological dating and soil analysis were undertaken on a large scale. The result is a fascinating study about how the community lived and prospered in Shapwick. In addition we learn how a group of enthusiastic and dedicated scholars unravelled this story. As such there is much here to inspire and enthuse others who might want to embark on a landscape study of a parish or village area. Seven of the ten chapters begin with a fictional vignette to bring the story of the village to life. Text-boxes elucidate re-occurring themes and techniques. Extensively illustrated in colour including 100 full page images.

Medieval Villages

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Publisher : Oxford University School of Archaeology
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Medieval Villages by : Della Hooke

Download or read book Medieval Villages written by Della Hooke and published by Oxford University School of Archaeology. This book was released on 1985 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen essays reviewing settlement patterns in England, Wales and Scotland, edited by Della Hooke.

Historic Villages of Somerset,Avon and Gloucestershire

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ISBN 13 : 9781855620407
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)

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Book Synopsis Historic Villages of Somerset,Avon and Gloucestershire by : John Burgess

Download or read book Historic Villages of Somerset,Avon and Gloucestershire written by John Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reconstructing the Development of Somerset’s Early Medieval Church

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Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803275804
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Book Synopsis Reconstructing the Development of Somerset’s Early Medieval Church by : Carole Lomas

Download or read book Reconstructing the Development of Somerset’s Early Medieval Church written by Carole Lomas and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses Somerset as a case study to contribute to a broader understanding of how the Church developed across the British Isles during the transition from the post-Roman Church to the 11th century. It collates and cross-references all earlier research and offers the most up-to-date study of Somerset’s post-Roman churches.

Beyond the Medieval Village

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199203822
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis Beyond the Medieval Village by : Stephen Rippon

Download or read book Beyond the Medieval Village written by Stephen Rippon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The varied character of Britain's countryside and towns provides communities with a strong sense of local identity. One of the most significant features of the southern British landscape is the way that its character differs from region to region, with compact villages in the Midlands contrasting with the sprawling hamlets of East Anglia and isolated farmsteads of Devon. Even more remarkable is the very 'English' feel of the landscape in southern Pembrokeshire, in the far south west of Wales. Hoskins described the English landscape as 'the richest historical record we possess', and in this book Stephen Rippon explores the origins of regional variations in landscape character, arguing that while some landscapes date back to the centuries either side of the Norman Conquest, other areas across southern Britain underwent a profound change around the 8th century AD.

The Historic Villages of Somerset, Avon and Gloucestershire

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (249 download)

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Medieval Towns

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Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780826460028
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (6 download)

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Book Synopsis Medieval Towns by : John Schofield

Download or read book Medieval Towns written by John Schofield and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Though the book is primarily about medieval towns in Britain, many parallels are drawn with contemporary towns and cities all over Europe, from Ireland to Russia and from Scandinavia to Italy. It is written in the belief that medieval urban archaeology should be a Europe-wide study, as are the fields of architecture and urban history."--BOOK JACKET.

Peasants Making History

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198847211
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Book Synopsis Peasants Making History by : Christopher Dyer

Download or read book Peasants Making History written by Christopher Dyer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peasants have been despised, underrated, or disregarded in the past. Historians and archaeologists are now giving them a more positive assessment, and in Peasants Making History, Christopher Dyer sets a new agenda for this kind of study. Using as his example the peasants of the west midlands of England, Dyer examines peasant society in relation to their social superiors (their lords), their neighbours, and their households, and finds them making decisions and taking options to improve their lives. In their management of farming, both cultivation of fields and keeping of livestock, they made a series of modifications and some dramatic changes, not just reacting to shifts in circumstances but also devising creative initiatives. Peasants played an active role in the development of towns, both by migrating into urban settings, but also by trading actively in urban markets. Industry in the countryside was not imposed on the rural population, but often the result of peasant enterprise and flexibility. If we examine peasant attitudes and mentalities, we find them engaging in political life, making a major contribution to religion, recognizing the need to conserve the environment, and balancing the interests of individuals with those of the communities in which they lived. Many features of our world have medieval roots, and peasants played an important part in the development of the rural landscape, participation of ordinary people in government, parish church buildings, towns, and social welfare. The evidence to support this peasant-centred view has to be recovered by imaginative interpretation, and by using every type of source, including the testimony of archaeology and landscape.

The Shapwick Project, Somerset

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351194933
Total Pages : 1939 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Book Synopsis The Shapwick Project, Somerset by : Christopher Gerrard

Download or read book The Shapwick Project, Somerset written by Christopher Gerrard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 1939 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to the Shapwick Project's objectives, geographical background and previous work in the Somerset. It deals with excavations in the outlying parish and focuses on work in the village at Shapwick House.

Small Medieval Towns in Avon

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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The English Medieval Landscape

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000368661
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Book Synopsis The English Medieval Landscape by : Leonard Cantor

Download or read book The English Medieval Landscape written by Leonard Cantor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1982, The English Medieval Landscape was written to recreate and analyse the development of the major elements of the medieval landscape. Illustrated with maps and photographs, the book explores the nature of the English landscape between 1066 and 1485, from farms and chases to castles, monastic settlements, villages, roads, and more. The English Medieval Landscape will appeal to those with an interest in medieval history and British social history.

Whitaker's Books in Print

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2954 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Whitaker's Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 2954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Perceptions of the Prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199683107
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Book Synopsis Perceptions of the Prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England by : Sarah Semple

Download or read book Perceptions of the Prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England written by Sarah Semple and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Represents an unparalleled exploration of the place of prehistoric monuments in the Anglo-Saxon psyche, and examines how Anglo-Saxon communities perceived and used these monuments during the period AD 400-1100.

A Country Merchant, 1495-1520

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199214247
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis A Country Merchant, 1495-1520 by : Christopher Dyer

Download or read book A Country Merchant, 1495-1520 written by Christopher Dyer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2012-05-17 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major contribution to the economic and social history of a mysterious period, the years around 1500, using new evidence and methods of analysis. Presents a fresh and engaging view of history by highlighting an individual, John Heritage.

Roman and Medieval Exeter and their Hinterlands

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Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1789256186
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Book Synopsis Roman and Medieval Exeter and their Hinterlands by : Stephen Rippon

Download or read book Roman and Medieval Exeter and their Hinterlands written by Stephen Rippon and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume, presenting research carried out through the Exeter: A Place in Time project, provides a synthesis of the development of Exeter within its local, regional, national and international hinterlands. Exeter began life in c. AD 55 as one of the most important legionary bases within early Roman Britain, and for two brief periods in the early and late 60s AD, Exeter was a critical centre of Roman power within the new province. When the legion moved to Wales the fortress was converted into the civitas capital for the Dumnonii. Its development as a town was, however, relatively slow, reflecting the gradual pace at which the region as a whole adapted to being part of the Roman world. The only evidence we have for occupation within Exeter between the 5th and 8th centuries is for a church in what was later to become the Cathedral Close. In the late 9th century, however, Exeter became a defended burh, and this was followed by the revival of urban life. Exeter’s wealth was in part derived from its central role in the south-west’s tin industry, and by the late 10th century Exeter was the fifth most productive mint in England. Exeter’s importance continued to grow as it became an episcopal and royal centre, and excavations within Exeter have revealed important material culture assemblages that reflect its role as an international port.

Castles and Landscapes

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Publisher : Equinox Publishing Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9781904768678
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (686 download)

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Book Synopsis Castles and Landscapes by : O. H. Creighton

Download or read book Castles and Landscapes written by O. H. Creighton and published by Equinox Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paperback edition of a book first published in hardback in 2002 is a fascinating and provocative study which looks at castles in a new light, using the theories and methods of landscape studies.

Memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and It's Neighbourhood

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 602 pages
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