The Yorkshire Countryside : A Landscape History /

Yorkshire summons up a distinct mental image in the minds of outsiders - whether of wind-lashed moorland, smoking chimneys or tough, blunt people. This illustrated survey of the changing rural landscapes of the region shows how the quality of 'Yorkshireness' varies greatly between one area...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Muir, Richard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Temas:
Landscapes > England > Yorkshire > History.
Architecture.
NATURE / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Physical Environment
  • 2. The Pioneers' Landscape: The Mesolithic
  • 3. Farming and Territory: The Neolithic
  • 4. Yorkshire in the Bronze Age
  • 5. The Brigantes and Parisi
  • 6. The Roman Empire and Yorkshire
  • 7. Darkness and Enlightenment
  • 8. English and Danish Settlement
  • 9. Domesday Countrysides of Yorkshire
  • 10. Villages and Hamlets
  • 11. Yorkshire Monasteries
  • 12. The Medieval Countrysides
  • 13. Yorkshire Castles
  • 14. Medieval Churches of Yorkshire
  • 15. Domestic Vernacular Architecture
  • 16. Enclosure and the Post-Medieval Countryside
  • 17. Market Towns and Routeways
  • 18. Into the Industrial Revolution
  • Index

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