Deserted Villages Revisited

Deserted Villages Revisited
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Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 1905313799
ISBN-13 : 9781905313792
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Book Synopsis Deserted Villages Revisited by : Christopher Dyer

Download or read book Deserted Villages Revisited written by Christopher Dyer and published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assembling leading experts on the subject, this account explores the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of thousands of villages and smaller settlements in England and Wales between 1340 and 1750. By revisiting the deserted villages, this breakthrough study addresses questions that have plagued archaeologists, geographers, and historians since the 1940s--including why they were deserted, why some villages survived while others were abandoned, and who was responsible for their desertion--offering a series of exciting insights into the fate of these fascinating sites.


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