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This book is a history of the English landscape from the time of the Anglo-Saxons to the 1600s. It is divided into two parts, with different chapters covering different periods. The first part covers the landscape in the medieval and Tudor periods, while the second part covers the landscape in 1600. This book is an essential resource for anyone studying the history of the English landscape, and is also interesting for anyone interested in medieval and Tudor England.
In 1973, when A New Historical Geography of England was originally published, it was generally agreed that Professor Darby and his fellow contributors had produced the authoritative historical geography of England. That volume now appears as a paperback in two separate books. The division has been made at 1600. Chapters describing the landscape at particular periods are alternate with others that narrate and explain the successive changes. This book starts with the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons and covers the development of the English landscape during the medieval and Tudor periods. There are also descriptions of the face of the country in Domesday times, the early fourteenth century and in 1600. For all students of historical geography this is an essential book. Many others interested in the history of the landscape of England will also find it illuminating and valuable.
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