The Medieval English Landscape 1000 1540

Author : Graeme J. White
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441163080

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The Medieval English Landscape, 1000-1540 by Graeme J. White Pdf

The landscape of medieval England was the product of a multitude of hands. While the power to shape the landscape inevitably lay with the Crown, the nobility and the religious houses, this study also highlights the contribution of the peasantry in the layout of rural settlements and ridge-and-furrow field works, and the funding of parish churches by ordinary townsfolk. The importance of population trends is emphasised as a major factor in shaping the medieval landscape: the rising curve of the eleventh to thirteenth centuries imposing growing pressures on resources, and the devastating impact of the Black Death leading to radical decline in the fourteenth century. Opening with a broad-ranging analysis of political and economic trends in medieval England, the book progresses thematically to assess the impact of farming, rural settlement, towns, the Church, and fortification using many original case studies. The concluding chapter charts the end of the medieval landscape with the dissolution of the monasteries, the replacement of castles by country houses, the ongoing enclosure of fields, and the growth of towns.

Author : Graeme J. White
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441135254

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The Medieval English Landscape, 1000-1540 by Graeme J. White Pdf

A scholarly, up-to-date and readable survey of the shaping of the medieval English landscape.

Author : Leonard Cantor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000368666

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The English Medieval Landscape by Leonard Cantor Pdf

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.

Author : Sharon M. Varey,Graeme J. White
Publisher : University of Chester
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Cheshire (England)
ISBN : 9781908258281

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Landscapes Past and Present by Sharon M. Varey,Graeme J. White Pdf

Author : Gillian Polack,Katrin Kania
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445645896

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The Middle Ages Unlocked by Gillian Polack,Katrin Kania Pdf

A unique guide to all aspects of life in the Middle Ages.

Author : Kate Collingwood
Publisher : Paragon Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782222897

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Great Comberton - A Landscape History by Kate Collingwood Pdf

Kate Collingwood looks at the parish of Great Comberton in Worcestershire; how the village and its surrounding landscape came to look as it does today, drawing on published landscape history research and original manuscripts from the archives.

Author : John Wright
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781847659354

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A Natural History of the Hedgerow by John Wright Pdf

It is difficult to think of a more quintessential symbol of the British countryside than the British Hedgerow, bursting with blackberries, hazelnuts and sloes, and home to oak and ash, field mice and butterflies. But as much as we might dream about foraging for mushrooms or collecting wayside nettles for soup, most of us are unaware of quite how profoundly hedgerows have shaped the history of our landscape and our fellow species. One of Britain's best known naturalists, John Wright introduces us to the natural and cultural history of hedges (as well as ditches, dykes and dry stone walls) - from the arrival of the first settlers in the British Isles to the modern day, when we have finally begun to recognise the importance of these unique ecosystems. His intimate knowledge of the countryside and its inhabitants brings this guide to life, whether discussing the skills and craft of hedge maintenance or the rich variety of animals, plants, algae and fungi who call them home. Informative, practical, entertaining and richly illustrated in colour throughout, A Natural History of the Hedgerow is a book to stuff into your pocket for country walks in every season, or to savour in winter before a roaring fire.

Author : Nicholas J. Higham,M. J. Ryan
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300125344

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The Anglo-Saxon World by Nicholas J. Higham,M. J. Ryan Pdf

Presents the Anglo-Saxon period of English history from the fifth century up to the late eleventh century, covering such events as the spread of Christianity, the invasions of the Vikings, the composition of Beowulf, and the Battle of Hastings.

Author : O. H. Creighton
Publisher : Equinox Publishing Ltd.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1904768679

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Castles and Landscapes by O. H. Creighton Pdf

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.

Author : Michael Aston,Carenza Lewis
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019552426

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The Medieval Landscape of Wessex by Michael Aston,Carenza Lewis Pdf

Wessex formed the heartland of Alfred the Great's kingdom, and continued to wield immense economic power long into the Middle Ages with many extensive and wealthy royal and ecclelesiastical estates. Contributors to this collection of 13 papers on the medieval landscape of Wessex include: B Eagles (The Archaeological evidence for settlement in the 5th to 7th centuries); D Hinton (The archaeology of 8th- to 11th-century Wessex); P Hase (The Church in the Wessex heartlands); D Hooke (The administrative and settlement framework of early medieval Wessex); M Costen (Settlement in Wessex in the 10th century); J Bond (Forests, chases, warrens and parks); J Hare (Agriculture and settlement in Wiltshire and Hampshire); C Lewis (The medieval settlment of Wiltshire); M Hughes (Towns and villages in medieval Hampshire); C Taylor (The regular village plan); M Aston (Medieval settlement in Somerset); S Rippon (Medieval wetland reclamation); R Croft (Protecting medieval settlement sites).

Author : Richard Holt,Gervase Rosser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317899815

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The Medieval Town in England 1200-1540 by Richard Holt,Gervase Rosser Pdf

This book brings together twelve outstanding articles by eminent historians to throw light on the evolution of medieval towns and the lives of their inhabitants. The essays span the period from the dramatic urban expansion of the thirteenth century to the crises in the fifteenth century as a result of plague, population decline and changes in the economy. Throughout the breadth of current debates surrounding the history of urban society is fully explored.

Author : Tom Williamson
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783270552

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Environment, Society and Landscape in Early Medieval England by Tom Williamson Pdf

The Anglo-Saxon period was crucial in the development of England's character: its language, and much of its landscape and culture, were forged in the period between the fifth and the eleventh centuries. Historians and archaeologists have long been fascinated by its regional variations, by the way in which different parts of the country displayed marked differences in social structures, settlement patterns, and field systems. In this controversial and wide-ranging study, the author argues that such differences were largely a consequence of environmental factors: of the influence of climate, soils and hydrology, and of the patterns of contact and communication engendered by natural topography. He also suggests that such environmental influences have been neglected over recent decades by generations of scholars who are embedded in an urban culture and largely divorced from the natural world; and that an appreciation of the fundamental role of physical geography in shaping human affairs can throw much new light on a number of important debates about early medieval society. The book will be essential reading for all those interested in the character of the Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian settlements, in early medieval social and territorial organization, and in the origins of the England's medieval landscapes. Tom Williamson is Professor of Landscape History, University of East Anglia; he has written widely on landscape archaeology, agricultural history, and the history of landscape design.

Author : Mark Gardiner,Stephen Rippon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 1905119186

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Medieval Landscapes by Mark Gardiner,Stephen Rippon Pdf

The medieval period was at the centre of W G Hoskins concerns: the period when his 'palimpsest' of the English landscape was, if not quite wiped clean, very thoroughly overwritten. The essays here demonstrate how researchers have moved beyond issues of describing and 'reading' the landscape to address the social and ideological - as well as economic - functions of landscapes, and to seek explanations for regional difference.

Author : Tom Williamson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : England
ISBN : UCSC:32106017187367

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Shaping Medieval Landscapes by Tom Williamson Pdf

This is a book which puts the environment back where it belongs - at the centre of the historical stage. It is essential reading for all those interested in the history of the English landscape, social and economic history, and the way that life was lived in the medieval countryside.

Author : Andrew M. Richmond
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108913096

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Landscape in Middle English Romance by Andrew M. Richmond Pdf

Our current ecological crises compel us not only to understand how contemporary media shapes our conceptions of human relationships with the environment, but also to examine the historical genealogies of such perspectives. Written during the onset of the Little Ice Age in Britain, Middle English romances provide a fascinating window into the worldviews of popular vernacular literature (and its audiences) at the close of the Middle Ages. Andrew M. Richmond shows how literary conventions of romances shaped and were in turn influenced by contemporary perspectives on the natural world. These popular texts also reveal widespread concern regarding the damaging effects of human actions and climate change. The natural world was a constant presence in the writing, thoughts, and lives of the audiences and authors of medieval English romance – and these close readings reveal that our environmental concerns go back further in our history and culture than we think.