Graeme J. White is Emeritus Professor of Local History at the University of Chester, UK.His research interests include the reigns of King Stephen and King Henry II, and rural settlement and field systems. His publications include Restoration and Reform 1153-1165. He is also Editor of the journal, Cheshire History, and President of the Chester Society for Landscape History.

Through skilful use of historical documents and context, Graeme White brings together the people and monuments of medieval England. Through this 500 year period of dramatic social, religious, political and military change, the narrative allows the reader to understand impact of new philosophies and pragmatic responses to circumstance on the physical fabric of the landscape of the day. This book is essential reading for historians and archaeologists alike.

• Notes on Measurements and other Conventions \ Abbreviations \ 1. Continuity and Change in the Medieval English Landscape \ 2. The Landscape of Farming and Hunting \ 3. The Landscape of Rural Settlement \ 4. The Landscape of Towns and Trade \ 5. The Landscape of Religion \ 6. The Landscape of Fortification \ 7. The End of the Medieval English Landscape? \ Bibliography \ Index

Graeme J. White is Emeritus Professor of Local History at the University of Chester, UK.His research interests include the reigns of King Stephen and King Henry II, and rural settlement and field systems. His publications include Restoration and Reform 1153-1165. He is also Editor of the journal, Cheshire History, and President of the Chester Society for Landscape History.

Through skilful use of historical documents and context, Graeme White brings together the people and monuments of medieval England. Through this 500 year period of dramatic social, religious, political and military change, the narrative allows the reader to understand impact of new philosophies and pragmatic responses to circumstance on the physical fabric of the landscape of the day. This book is essential reading for historians and archaeologists alike.

• Notes on Measurements and other Conventions \ Abbreviations \ 1. Continuity and Change in the Medieval English Landscape \ 2. The Landscape of Farming and Hunting \ 3. The Landscape of Rural Settlement \ 4. The Landscape of Towns and Trade \ 5. The Landscape of Religion \ 6. The Landscape of Fortification \ 7. The End of the Medieval English Landscape? \ Bibliography \ Index

Graeme J. White is Emeritus Professor of Local History at the University of Chester, UK.His research interests include the reigns of King Stephen and King Henry II, and rural settlement and field systems. His publications include Restoration and Reform 1153-1165. He is also Editor of the journal, Cheshire History, and President of the Chester Society for Landscape History.

Through skilful use of historical documents and context, Graeme White brings together the people and monuments of medieval England. Through this 500 year period of dramatic social, religious, political and military change, the narrative allows the reader to understand impact of new philosophies and pragmatic responses to circumstance on the physical fabric of the landscape of the day. This book is essential reading for historians and archaeologists alike.

• Notes on Measurements and other Conventions \ Abbreviations \ 1. Continuity and Change in the Medieval English Landscape \ 2. The Landscape of Farming and Hunting \ 3. The Landscape of Rural Settlement \ 4. The Landscape of Towns and Trade \ 5. The Landscape of Religion \ 6. The Landscape of Fortification \ 7. The End of the Medieval English Landscape? \ Bibliography \ Index