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Cheshire

Life in a Late Medieval City: Chester, 1275-1520
by Jane Laughton
In the late medieval period Chester was the most important place in north-western England, serving as administrative centre of the county palatine and as the regional capital. The city was not large but its status was further enhanced by its role as ecclesiastical capital and garrison town. Chesters location ensured close links with Wales and Ireland. This study of Chester is based on a wide range of sources, written and archaeological, and ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £20.00, Our Price GB £7.95

Roman Middlewich: A Story of Roman and Briton Mid-Cheshire
by Tim Strickland
In AD43 the Roman army, in pursuit of the Catuvellaunian prince, Caratacus, and in attempting to bring Britain under their control, infiltrated the local Celtic Cornovian community in mid-Cheshire. Primarily an agricultural community with an important local salt source, the Romans had a major impact on their lives for almost four centuries. This book is a tribute to the Roman Middlewich Project and is a superb account of the impact ...
Paperback. Price GB £10.00

Cheshire and The Tudor State, 1480-1560
by Tim Thornton
The Chester palatinate was a special and vital entity in medieval England and during the 15th century its people remained proud of Chester's considerable autonomy in judicial, legislative and fiscal matters. This detailed study explores the identity and ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £50.00, Our Price GB £12.95

The Rows of Chester: The Chester Rows Research Project
by Andrew Brown, Peter de Figueiredo, Jane Grenville, Roland Harris, Jane Laughton, Alan Thacker & Rick Turner
The 'Rows of Chester' are a unique system of walkways running through the frontages of buildings on four of the main streets of the city, providing access to shops at the first floor level. Almost a decade of historical and archaeological research on this ...
Paperback. Print on Demand. Price GB £25.00

Excavations at Chester 7: Saxon Occupation within the Fortress
edited by Simon Ward
This volume describes the Saxon remains discovered on sites within the Roman fortress in Chester between 1971 and 1981. The material provides a framework for the history of the Anglo-Saxon town for the first time, although a cultural assemblage for this ...
Paperback. Price GB £22.50

Lancashire and Cheshire from AD 1540
by C B Phillips and J H Smith
This book charts the transformation of north-west England by the enormous impact of the Industrial Revolution, and the effects of its legacy up to the present day. The authors concern themselves with all aspects of the changing social, economic, political ...
Paperback. Price GB £26.99
Hardback. Price GB £45.00

Castles and Towerhouses of Lancashire and Cheshire
Salter, Mike
Paperback. Price GB £3.50