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600–1540

Series The Cambridge Urban History of Britain,
Volume 1

Edited by D. M.
Palliser

Publication Date 2000

Hardback ISBN-10 0521444616

Hardback ISBN-13 9780521444613

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1017/CHOL9780521444613

Overview

The first volume of The Cambridge Urban History surveys the history of
British towns from their post-Roman origins in the seventh century down to the
sixteenth century. It provides the first ever detailed overview of the course of
medieval urban development, and draws on archaeological and architectural as
well as historical sources. The volume combines thematic analysis with regional
and national surveys, with full coverage of developments in England, Scotland
and Wales. The international team of contributors represent historical,
geographical and archaeological expertise, and the whole marks a major step
forward in the understanding of the medieval British town. Part One examines
historiographical tradition and the origins of British towns. Parts Two and
Three focus on the early and later medieval periods respectively, and Part Four
contains a sequence of systematic regional surveys. Extensively illustrated, the
volume also contains ranking lists of towns and an extensive
bibliography.

For more details of the
print book, and how to buy it online, please see 600–1540 in the Cambridge
University Press online catalogue.

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The
Cambridge Urban History of Britain Vol. 1: 600–1540

Frontmatter

Introductory

The
early middle ages 600–1300

The
later middle ages 1300–1540

Regional
surveys

Conclusion

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