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Roles of the Sea in Medieval England
Richard Gorski (Ed.)
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Description for Roles of the Sea in Medieval England
Hardback.
A fresh assessment of seaborne activity around England in the later middle ages, offering a fresh perspective on its rich maritime heritage. England's relationship with the sea in the later Middle Ages has been unjustly neglected, a gap which this volume seeks to fill. The physical fact of the kingdom's insularity made the seas around England fundamentally important toits development within the British Isles and in relation to mainland Europe. At times they acted as barriers; but they also, and more often, served as highways of exchange, transport and communication, and it is this aspect whichthe essays collected here ... Read more
A fresh assessment of seaborne activity around England in the later middle ages, offering a fresh perspective on its rich maritime heritage. England's relationship with the sea in the later Middle Ages has been unjustly neglected, a gap which this volume seeks to fill. The physical fact of the kingdom's insularity made the seas around England fundamentally important toits development within the British Isles and in relation to mainland Europe. At times they acted as barriers; but they also, and more often, served as highways of exchange, transport and communication, and it is this aspect whichthe essays collected here ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843837015
SKU
V9781843837015
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for Roles of the Sea in Medieval England
A most welcome publication [and] a pleasure to read. It is well structured and the chapters are thought provoking and stimulating.
HISTORY, July 2013
A superb group of studies.
JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES
A fascinating volume which will be of great use to a wide range of scholars.
SOUTHERN HISTORY
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HISTORY, July 2013
A superb group of studies.
JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES
A fascinating volume which will be of great use to a wide range of scholars.
SOUTHERN HISTORY
Deserves to be on ... Read more