The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England
The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England

Author: E. Jervoise

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2017-08-25

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1473340799

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This vintage book contains a detailed and comprehensive account of the bridges and rivers of mid and eastern England, including those that lie in Bedford, Buckingham, Cambridge, Derby, Essex, Hartford, Huntingdon, Leicester, Lincoln, and beyond. This profusely illustrated volume will appeal to those with an interest in England's famous rivers, and it is not to be missed by collectors of related literature. Contents include: "The River Trent", "The Northern Tributaries of the Trent", "The Southern Tributaries of the Trent", "The Rivers and Bridges of Lincolnshire and Rutlandshire", "The River Nene", "The River Ouse", "The Rivers and Bridges of East Anglia and Essex", "The Northern Tributaries of the Thames", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with the original artwork and text.

English Historical Documents, 1189-1327
English Historical Documents, 1189-1327

Author: David Charles Douglas

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 1100

ISBN-13: 0415143683

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This is a collection of documents on English history. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusions from them. Full account has been taken of modern textual criticism. A general introduction to each volume portrays the character of the period under review and critical bibliographies have been added to assist further investigation. Documents collected include treaties, personal letters, statutes, military dispatches, diaries, declarations, newspaper articles, government and cabinet proceedings, orders, acts, sermons, pamphlets, agricultural instructions, charters, grants, guild regulations and voting records. Volumes include genealogical tables, lists of officials, chronologies, diagrams, graphs and maps.

The Bridges of Medieval England
The Bridges of Medieval England

Author: David Featherstone Harrison

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0199272743

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Medieval bridges are startling achievements of civil engineering, which prove the importance of road transport and the sophistication of the medieval economy. The Bridges of Medieval England rewrites their history, offering new insights into many aspects of the subject. It has profound implications for our understanding of pre-industrial economy and society, challenging accepted accounts of the development of medieval trade and communications and showing continuities from the Anglo-Saxon period to the eve of the Industrial Revolution.

Civil Engineering Heritage
Civil Engineering Heritage

Author: E. A. Labrum

Publisher: Thomas Telford

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780727719706

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Britain has a heritage of civil engineering works unrivalled anywhere. The skills of past engineers are in evidence throughout the land in the infrastructure. This work is suitable for the technical and non-technical reader, and the area covered in it reaches from the Humber to the Thames and from East Anglia to central England.

Handbook of Medieval Culture. Volume 3
Handbook of Medieval Culture. Volume 3

Author: Albrecht Classen

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2015-08-31

Total Pages: 1523

ISBN-13: 3110392925

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A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the last decades. Particularly our understanding of medieval culture, of the basic living conditions, and the specific value system prevalent at that time has considerably expanded, to a point where we are in danger of no longer seeing the proverbial forest for the trees. The present, innovative handbook offers compact articles on essential topics, ideals, specific knowledge, and concepts defining the medieval world as comprehensively as possible. The topics covered in this new handbook pertain to issues such as love and marriage, belief in God, hell, and the devil, education, lordship and servitude, Christianity versus Judaism and Islam, health, medicine, the rural world, the rise of the urban class, travel, roads and bridges, entertainment, games, and sport activities, numbers, measuring, the education system, the papacy, saints, the senses, death, and money.

Journeys Through England in Particular: On Foot
Journeys Through England in Particular: On Foot

Author: Sue Clifford And Angela King

Publisher: Saltyard Books

Published: 2014-06-19

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1444789627

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'Should be at every curious Englishman's bedside' ALAN TITCHMARSH 'As vital as it is joyous, and as timely as it is inspired . . . It should join Shakespeare and the Bible as a "must have" on any English man or woman's desert island' HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL From allotments to arcades, fingerposts to footbridges, stepping stones to stiles this is the perfect pocket-sized companion for countryside or coast. Drawn from the critically acclaimed England In Particular, this delightful book pairs with Journeys Through England in Particular: On Foot to form a new series celebrating English local distinctiveness - ideal for travellers, holiday-makers and armchair browsers. England In Particular, first published in 2006, is a celebration of the distinctive details that cumulatively make England - its buildings, landscapes, people and wildlife. It was the culmination of more than twenty years' work by Sue Clifford and Angela King, who founded the charity Common Ground with Roger Deakin.