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John Denton's `History of Cumberland' (Publications of the Surtees Society)
Angus J L Winchester (Ed.)
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New and definitive edition of the earliest history of Cumberland. John Denton's history of Cumberland, compiled in the first decade of the seventeenth century, formed the basis of almost all antiquarian writing on Cumberland for some two hundred years, and continues to be cited. It is the earliest known attempt to write a history of Cumberland and one of the first generation of antiquarian accounts of an English shire. This volume presents a completely new, critical edition of the manuscript history of Cumberland, replacing that published in 1887 by Richard S. Ferguson under the title An Accompt of the ... Read more
New and definitive edition of the earliest history of Cumberland. John Denton's history of Cumberland, compiled in the first decade of the seventeenth century, formed the basis of almost all antiquarian writing on Cumberland for some two hundred years, and continues to be cited. It is the earliest known attempt to write a history of Cumberland and one of the first generation of antiquarian accounts of an English shire. This volume presents a completely new, critical edition of the manuscript history of Cumberland, replacing that published in 1887 by Richard S. Ferguson under the title An Accompt of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Surtees Society
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Durham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780854440689
SKU
V9780854440689
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About Angus J L Winchester (Ed.)
ANGUS WINCHESTER is Emeritus Professor of Local and Landscape History at Lancaster University. His interests in common land have developed over many years, arising originally out of research into the history of upland landscapes in northern England. He was also, the first Director of VCH Cumbria until his retirement from Lancaster University in 2016.
Reviews for John Denton's `History of Cumberland' (Publications of the Surtees Society)
By his analytical yet accessible approach to the manuscripts and background as set out in his excellent introduction, and the publishing of Denton's History of Cumberland in this edition, Angus Winchester has produced as near as possible to a definitive version of Denton's text. The book will be appreciated by scholars and historians and anyone interested in a seventeenth-century view ... Read more