Great Houses Moats And Mills On The South Bank Of The Thames

Author : Simon Blatherwick,Richard Bluer
Publisher : Mola (Museum of London Archaeology)
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124130332

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Great Houses, Moats and Mills on the South Bank of the Thames by Simon Blatherwick,Richard Bluer Pdf

Regeneration in the 1980s-90s on the south bank of the Thames resulted in archaeological and historical investigations at Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe, and next to London Bridge, in Southwark. The development of both sites from the 14th century is of major interest. The Rotherhithe property was acquired c 1349 by Edward III and the existing house rebuilt by him in 1353-61 with two courts, including a riverside range of apartments. Royal interest ceased after Edward's reign, and the house passed to Bermondsey Priory in 1399. The fragmentation of the site into smaller properties, including ones with industrial uses, is charted. The Southwark site contained three notable residences during the medieval period and tidal mills on the waterfront. The 14th-century moated house of the Dunley family and a pleasure-house built by Edward II, the Rosary, were both acquired by Sir John Fastolf for his own grand London residence in the 1440s. In the later 16th century there was massive immigration into this part of Southwark and by the mid 17th century the former moats and gardens were built over with small properties and alleys. The moat infills produced exceptionally rich assemblages of domestic artefacts and ceramics, the waterside location preserved a wide variety of plants, timber structures and woodworking evidence.

Author : John Schofield,Lyn Blackmore,Jacqui Pearce
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784918385

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London’s Waterfront 1100–1666: Excavations in Thames Street, London, 1974–84 by John Schofield,Lyn Blackmore,Jacqui Pearce Pdf

This book presents and celebrates the mile-long Thames Street in the City of London and the land south of it to the River Thames as an archaeological asset. Four Museum of London excavations of 1974–84 are presented: Swan Lane, Seal House, New Fresh Wharf and Billingsgate Lorry Park. Here the findings of the period 1100–1666 are presented.

Author : Kristie Dean
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445636627

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The World of Richard III by Kristie Dean Pdf

Follow Richard III through the resplendent castles, towering cathedrals, manor houses and chapels associated with his controversial life.

Author : Barnie Sloane
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780752496399

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The Black Death in London by Barnie Sloane Pdf

The Black Death of 1348–49 may have killed more than 50% of the European population. This book examines the impact of this appalling disaster on England's most populous city, London. Using previously untapped documentary sources alongside archaeological evidence, a remarkably detailed picture emerges of the arrival, duration and public response to this epidemic and subsequent fourteenth-century outbreaks. Wills and civic and royal administration documents provide clear evidence of the speed and severity of the plague, of how victims, many named, made preparations for their heirs and families, and of the immediate social changes that the aftermath brought. The traditional story of the timing and arrival of the plague is challenged and the mortality rate is revised up to 50%–60% in the first outbreak, with a population decline of 40–45% across Edward III's reign. Overall, The Black Death in London provides as detailed a story as it is possible to tell of the impact of the plague on a major mediaeval English city.

Author : Robert Wynn Jones
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445691367

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The Flower of All Cities by Robert Wynn Jones Pdf

A unique account of old London with all its energy, filth and splendour before the city's destruction by the Great Fire in 1666.

Author : John Schofield
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781785702761

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St Paul's Cathedral by John Schofield Pdf

This is the first volume concerned solely with the archaeology of a major late 17th century building in London, and the major changes it has undergone. St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London was built in 1675–1711 to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren and has been described as an iconic building many times. In this major new account, John Schofield examines the cathedral from an archaeological perspective, reviewing its history from the early 18th to the early 21st century, as illustrated by recent archaeological recording, documentary research and engineering assessment. A detailed account of the construction of the cathedral is provided based on a comparison of the fabric with voluminous building accounts which have survived and evidence from recent archaeological investigation. The construction of the Wren building and its embellishments are followed by the main works of later surveyors such as Robert Mylne and Francis Penrose. The 20th century brought further changes and conservation projects, including restoration after the building was hit by two bombs in World War II, and all its windows blown out. The 1990s and first years of the present century have witnessed considerable refurbishment and cleaning involving archaeological and engineering works. Archaeological specialist reports and an engineering review of the stability and character of the building are provided.

Author : Amy Licence
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445621326

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Cecily Neville by Amy Licence Pdf

Discover the true story of Richard III’s mother, one of her era’s great survivors

Author : Ana Saez-Hidalgo,Brian Gastle,R.F. Yeager
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317043034

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The Routledge Research Companion to John Gower by Ana Saez-Hidalgo,Brian Gastle,R.F. Yeager Pdf

The Routledge Research Companion to John Gower reviews the most current scholarship on the late medieval poet and opens doors purposefully to research areas of the future. It is divided into three parts. The first part, "Working theories: medieval and modern," is devoted to the main theoretical aspects that frame Gower’s work, ranging from his use of medieval law, rhetoric, theology, and religious attitudes, to approaches incorporating gender and queer studies. The second part, "Things and places: material cultures," examines the cultural locations of the author, not only from geographical and political perspectives, or in scientific and economic context, but also in the transmission of his poetry through the materiality of the text and its reception. "Polyvocality: text and language," the third part, focuses on Gower’s trilingualism, his approach to history, and narratological and intertextual aspects of his works. The Routledge Research Companion to John Gower is an essential resource for scholars and students of Gower and of Middle English literature, history, and culture generally.

Author : Hugo Blake
Publisher : All’Insegna del Giglio
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9788878146495

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APM - Archeologia Postmedievale, 19, 2015 - Gran Bretagna e Italia tra Mediterraneo e Atlantico: Livorno – ‘un porto inglese’ / Italy and Britain between Mediterranean and Atlantic worlds: Leghorn – ‘an English port’ by Hugo Blake Pdf

Livorno fu una creazione postmedievale di notevole successo. Diventò il più grande porto di transito del Mediterraneo e creò il concetto di porto franco in Europa. Costruita dai Granduchi Medici, prosperò come la più importante base commerciale nel Mediterraneo per i Poteri nord-atlantici. Tra questi il principale fu inglese, la cui Royal Navy garantì il suo successo commerciale e il predominio britannico nel Mediterraneo – un’area che era ancora la fonte di prodotti e beni di lusso e che forniva un mercato popoloso per le manifatture, i metalli, il pesce, le riesportazioni coloniali ed i servizi di trasporto inglesi. Questo volume raccoglie quattordici contributi che danno prove materiali della relazione della Gran Bretagna con Livorno e la Toscana. Livorno was a remarkably successful post-medieval creation, which became the greatest transit port in the Mediterranean and pioneered the concept of the free port in Europe. Built by the Medici Grand Dukes, it prospered as the main commercial base in the Mediterranean for north Atlantic powers. Principal amongst these were the English, whose Royal Navy ensured their commercial success and Britain’s dominance of the Mediterranean – an area which was still the source of luxury produce and goods and provided a populous market for British manufactures, metals, fish, colonial re-exports and shipping. This volume brings together fourteen papers highlighting the material evidence of Britain’s relationship with Livorno and Tuscany.

Author : John Schofield,Stephen Freeth
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803276557

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London’s Waterfront and its World, 1666–1800 by John Schofield,Stephen Freeth Pdf

This volume, covering the period 1666–1800, considers the archaeology of the port of London on a wide scale, from the City down the Thames to Deptford. During this period, with the waterfront at its centre, London became the hub of the new British empire, contributing to the exploitation of people from other lands known as slavery.

Author : Ian M. Blair,David Sankey
Publisher : Mola (Museum of London Archaeology)
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000123529053

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A Roman Drainage Culvert, Great Fire Destruction Debris and Other Evidence from Hillside Sites North-east of London Bridge by Ian M. Blair,David Sankey Pdf

Two 1998 excavations provide important new evidence of Roman and later development on the terraced ground north of the Thames and south of Cornhill. The Monument House site lay just north-east of the Roman bridgehead, immediately behind river quays and warehouses. First-century landscaping and gravel quarries were followed by timber buildings. Early 3rd-century redevelopment included a substantial masonry building and a subterranean drainage culvert which carried dirty water south from Cornhill to the Thames. It remained in use until the mid 4th century AD and has been preserved in situ beneath the new development. At 13-21 Eastcheap early buildings were sealed by Hadrianic fire debris. Rebuilding included timber drains and fragmentary masonry buildings. Later reoccupation at Monument House included a 10th-century AD sunken-floored building and medieval properties. A large 15th-century tenement east of Botolph Lane and north of Cat Lane was remodelled before destruction in the Great Fire. The finds assemblage includes rare ironwork, an ornate fireplace and decorated tiles. At 13-21 Eastcheap isolated medieval pits contained animal bone possibly related to Eastcheap's role as a centre of butchery.

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1922 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211722678

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Ian Grainger,Christopher Phillpotts
Publisher : Mola (Museum of London Archaeology)
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000127452427

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The Royal Navy Victualling Yard, East Smithfield, London by Ian Grainger,Christopher Phillpotts Pdf

The Royal Navy victualling yard was excavated in 1983-8 as part of the Royal Mint site. Founded in 1560, on the site of a Black Death cemetery and the suppressed Cistercian abbey of St Mary Graces, it was the first large-scale naval food supply base in Britain and remained the principal one until the 18th century. The yard closed in 1785, having proved inadequate for the needs of the expanding Georgian navy. A substantial part of the ground plan of the yard was recorded, including salt houses and pickling sheds, slaughterhouses and yards, bakeries, coopers workshops, storehouses, and the offices and dwellings of yard personnel. The evidence suggests that food processing was increasingly industrialised from the late 17th century onwards. The excavated remains are compared to the substantial documentary evidence available, particularly two detailed plans of 1635 and 1776. The success and ultimate failure of the yard as a supply depot is assessed, including the extent to which former abbey buildings were reused by the navy and the deleterious effect this had. The work reported on here represents the most extensive excavation and post-excavation analysis of an early post-medieval naval victualling establishment in this country.

Author : Jane Corcoran
Publisher : Mola (Museum of London Archaeology)
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Archaeological geology
ISBN : IND:30000159253248

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Mapping Past Landscapes in the Lower Lea Valley by Jane Corcoran Pdf

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "archaeological gazetteer and databases."--CD-ROM label.

Author : James Petre
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023417137

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Richard III Crown and People by James Petre Pdf