Archaeology

ISBN: 9780300110586
Published by : Yale University Press
"The English Castle" is a riveting architectural study that sets this legion of buildings in historical context, tracing their development from the Norman Conquest in 1066 through the civil wars of the 1640s. In this magnificent, compellingly ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521889797
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Between roughly 1350 and 1500, the English vernacular became established as a language of literary, bureaucratic, devotional and controversial writing; metropolitan artisans formed guilds for the production and sale of books for the first time;... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020566
Published by : English Heritage
St Paul's Cathedral is the City of London's most important monument and historic building. But Wren's great work is only the most recent of a succession of Anglo-Saxon and medieval cathedrals on the site, where Christianity was first establishe... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781846822742
Published by : Four Courts Press
Blarney Castle, the medieval home of the MacCarthy lords of Muskerry, is one of Irelands best-known castles. Illustrated in full colour, this book brings the castles architecture to the fore, placing it in the context of an expansive native lor... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781846823145
Published by : Four Courts Press
Blarney Castle, the medieval home of the MacCarthy lords of Muskerry, is one of Irelands best-known castles. Illustrated in full colour, this book brings the castles architecture to the fore, placing it in the context of an expansive native lor... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781873124505
Published by : Cumberland & Westmorland
In recent years Carlisle has been the subject of significant archaeological and historical research, not least in the form of the Carlisle Millennium Project. This beautifully illustrated and reasonably priced book aims to make the findings of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781902806822
Published by : University of Hertfordshire Press
Thorp or throp in some areas is a common place-name or part of a place-name in England. A standard explanation of them is that unlike tons, bys and hams, thorps were small villages attached to more important places. This new study combines th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781902771861
Published by : Council for British Archaeology
Castles, both ruined and occupied, are amongst the most deeply evocative buildings in the Scottish landscape. This book considers the history of the conservation and restoration of a number of those buildings against the background of what the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307619
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The sites investigated are all within small towns or villages that have been the site of continuous settlement since at least medieval times. Consequently, the excavations proved very productive, revealing evidence for a wide range of activitie... .... Learn More