The northern counties from AD 1000
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The northern counties from AD 1000
（A Regional history of England）
Longman, 1998
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- : ppr
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: csd ISBN 9780582493339
Description
This volume explores the history of England's northern borders - the former counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Westmorland and the Furness areas of Lancashire - across 1000 years. For most of them the region was a world of its own, often disrupted by border warfare between England and Scotland yet largely disregarded by the official authorities to south and north. Peace in the 17th century brought prosperity and population growth; a region virtually without wheeled traffic was opened up by turnpike and railway; and the North East grew into one of the dynamic hubs of industrial Britain, with ironworking, shipbuilding and mining prominent among its thriving concerns. The book explores aspects of this changing scene, from the thin towns and poor upland farms of early modern Cumbria to life in the teeming communities of late Victorian Tyneside. In their final chapters the authors review the modern decline of these traditional industries and the erosion of many of the region's historical characteristics.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 c.1000-c.1290: the early medieval north
- early medieval society in the north. Part 2 c.1290-1603: the later medieval north
- the Tudor north
- the church in the late-medieval and Tudor periods
- northern society and economy. Part 3 1603-c.1850: after the union of the crowns
- religion and philanthropy
- the agricultural economy
- communications and transport
- coal mining and related developments
- other aspects of the regional economy
- northern towns
- continuity and change. Part 4 1850-1920: industrial revolution
- transport and services
- society and government
- social changes. Part 5 After c.1920: post-war economic and social problems
- inter-war social improvement
- after the Second World War.
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: ppr ISBN 9780582493346
Description
This new study explores the history of the northern borders of Britain - including the historic counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham, Westmorland and the Furness areas of Lancashire.
Table of Contents
1. The Early Medieval North.
2. Early Medieval Society in the North.
3. The Later Medieval North.
4. The Tudor North.
5. The Church in the Late Medieval and Tudor Periods.
6. Northern Society and Economy.
7. After the Union of the Crowns.
8. Religion and Philanthropy.
9. The Agricultural Economy.
10. Communications and Transport.
11. Coal-Mining and Related Developments.
12. Other Aspects of the Regional Economy.
13. Northern Towns.
14. Continuity and Change.
15. Industrial Revolution.
16. Transport, Agriculture and Services.
17. Society and Government.
18. Social Changes.
19. Post-War Economic and Social Problems.
20. Inter-War Social Improvement.
21. After the Second World War.
Epilogue.
Bibliography.
Index.
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