York's Military Legacy - Rotherham, Ian D.
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One of the oldest settlements in Western Europe, York grew up on dry land with protective rivers and associated wetlands giving security and mobility. Early, prehistoric settlement was on nearby drier, raised areas along the flood plain. Here the Romans built a great, northern, fortified city and military settlement from which they could foray overland into northern England or by ship and the coastal route to Scotland and the Picts. York's significance was emphasized when Constantine was made Emperor whilst residing there. Lean times followed after Roman abandonment and Saxon neglect before the Vikings swept into northern England, with Jorvic, reborn as their capital, York, much to their liking. Once subsumed into Anglo-Saxon Northumbria, York continued its huge strategic and military significance through late Saxon times, during the Norman Conquest, and into medieval England. Indeed, two of the most far-reaching battles in English history were fought at nearby Fulford and Stamford Bridge. York's military sig...
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2017Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword128 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1526709252ISBN-13: 9781526709257Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Rotherham, Ian D.] [Pagina's: 128] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword] [Jaar: 2017] [Titel: York's Military Legacy]
