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English Battlefields

500 Battlefields That Shaped English History

Format: Paperback
£18.99

'Fascinating' - The Sunday Telegraph

England has been fought over for centuries, by invaders and in civil wars. The sites of these desperate struggles are as varied as the reasons they were fought over, be they fields, towns or fortresses, by land, sea or air. These haunted acres are places of commemoration, memory and, above all, history. These are the places where history was made, and as such they form a crucial part of the historic environment.

By 'reading' them like any other form of historical evidence, much can be learned about the events which took place there. Through stripping away later features and land use with an eye for the ground, the battlefield historian can, with the use of contemporary accounts, archaeology and military history, reconstruct the events which have shaped the present.

In this ground-breaking volume, covering over 500 battlefields, Michael Rayner unravels these various strands and weaves them back together to give clear, concise accounts of the battles which shaped England.

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Authors:
Rayner, Michael
Year Published:
2006
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780752441672
Number of Pages:
448
Place of Publication:
Stroud
Publication Date:
14/03/2006
Publisher:
The History Press Ltd
Language:
English
Imprint:
The History Press Ltd
Illustrations Note:
16 Plates, color; 32 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, black and white
SKU:
9780752441672

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