The Fenland, Past and Present
Author : Samuel Henry Miller
Publisher : Wisbech : Leach
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 1878
Category : Fens
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Author : Samuel Henry Miller
Publisher : Wisbech : Leach
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 1878
Category : Fens
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Author : Sydney Barber Josiah Skertchly
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Page : pages
File Size : 18,59 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : Alfred Newton
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 1879
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Author : Samuel Henry MILLER (and SKERTCHLY (Sydney B. J.))
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Page : pages
File Size : 18,50 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : Samuel Henry Miller
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,7 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : Richard Chenevix Trench
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 32,7 MB
Release : 2024-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385542235
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Author : Susan Oosthuizen
Publisher : Windgather Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1911188119
Archaeologies and histories of the fens of eastern England, continue to suggest, explicitly or by implication, that the early medieval fenland was dominated by the activities of north-west European colonists in a largely empty landscape. Using existing and new evidence and arguments, this new interdisciplinary history of the Anglo-Saxon fenland offers another interpretation. The fen islands and the silt fens show a degree of occupation unexpected a few decades ago. Dense Romano-British settlement appears to have been followed by consistent early medieval occupation on every island in the peat fens and across the silt fens, despite the impact of climatic change. The inhabitants of the region were organised within territorial groups in a complicated, almost certainly dynamic, hierarchy of subordinate and dominant polities, principalities and kingdoms. Their prosperous livelihoods were based on careful collective control, exploitation and management of the vast natural water-meadows on which their herds of cattle grazed. This was a society whose origins could be found in prehistoric Britain, and which had evolved through the period of Roman control and into the post-imperial decades and centuries that followed. The rich and complex history of the development of the region shows, it is argued, a traditional social order evolving, adapting and innovating in response to changing times.
Author : Derek Pratt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 32,26 MB
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1472912659
A bestseller in hardback, this beautiful celebration of Britain's rich waterways heritage is now available in paperback and ebook. Through the superb photography of Derek Pratt, this lovely and quirky book looks at 50 transitional years when Britain's inland waterways changed from being a thriving commercial transport system to the much-loved pleasure cruising network it is today. Each double page spread juxtaposes superb atmospheric black and white photos of the locations as they were 50 years ago with vibrant colour photos showing how they look today, with many new photographs and updated captions for this edition. From quintessentially English rivers to London's busy canal network, this wonderful book highlights the architectural legacy and natural beauty that attracts thousands of visitors to go boating or walking along the towpaths.
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Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,17 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Northamptonshire (England)
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Page : 84 pages
File Size : 17,21 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Northamptonshire (England)
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