Medieval Landscapes: Historical Geography & Environmental History - Perfect for History Buffs, Academic Research & Medieval Studies

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The medieval period was at the centre of W G Hoskins concerns: the period when his 'palimpsest' of the English landscape was, if not quite wiped clean, very thoroughly overwritten. The essays here demonstrate how researchers have moved beyond issues of describing and 'reading' the landscape to address the social and ideological - as well as economic - functions of landscapes, and to seek explanations for regional difference.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Medieval Landscapes of Britain (Mark Gardiner and Stephen Rippon);Part 1: Urban Landscapes: The Landscape of Medieval Towns: Anglo-European Comparisons (Terry R Slater); Mapping Medieval Townscapes: GIS Applications in Landscape History and Settlement Study (Keith Lilley, Chris Lloyd and Steve Trick) Town Defences and the Making of Urban Landscapes (Oliver Creighton); Changing Spaces: Towns and their Hinterlands in the North West, AD 900-1500 (N J Higham). Part 2: Regional Perspectives The Village: Contexts, Chronology and Causes (Brian K Roberts); The Distribution of Champion Landscapes (Tom Williamson); Emerging Regional Variation in Historic Landscape Character: The Possible Significance of the 'Long Eighth Century (Stephen Rippon); 'Wheare most Inclosures be': The Making of the East Anglian Landscape (Edward Martin). Part 3: Landscapes of Settlement Stability and Instability in Medieval Village Plans: Case-Studies in Whittlewood (Mark Page and Richard Jones); Reaching Beyond the Clearances: Finding the Medieval - Based Upon Recent Survey by RCAHMS in Strath Don, Aberdeenshire (Piers Dixon); The Origins and Persistence of Manor Houses in England (Mark Gardiner). Part 4: Perceived and Ritual Landscapes: 'Powerhouses' of the Wolds Landscape: Manor Houses and Churches in Late Medieval and Early Modern England (Briony McDonagh); Medieval Designed Landscapes: Problems and Possibilities (Robert Liddiard); The Chapel in the Valley: St Leonard's at Kirkstead, Lincolnshire (Paul Everson and David Stocker); Conclusions: The Future of Medieval Landscapes Studies (Stephen Rippon and Mark Gardiner).