Bridges, Law and Power in Medieval England, 700-1400 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bridges, Law and Power in Medieval England, 700-1400 write by Alan Cooper. This book was released on 2006-11-16. Bridges, Law and Power in Medieval England, 700-1400 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the time of Alfred the Great until beyond the end of the Middle Ages, bridges were vital to the rulers and people of England, but they were expensive and difficult to maintain. Who then was responsible for their upkeep? The answer to this question changes over the centuries, and the way in which it changes reveals much about law and power in medieval England. The development of law concerning the maintenance of bridges did not follow a straightforward line: legal ideas developed by the Anglo-Saxons, which had made the first age of bridge building possible, were rejected by the Normans, and royal lawyers of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries had to find new solutions to the problem. The fate of famous bridges, especially London Bridge, shows the way in which the spiritual, historical and entrepreneurial imagination was pressed into service to find solutions; the fate of humbler bridges shows the urgency with which this problem was debated across the country. By concentrating on this aspect of practical governance and tracing it through the course of the Middle Ages, much is shown about the limitations of royal power and the creativity of the medieval legal mind. ALAN COOPER is Assistant Professor of History at Colgate University.
The Bridges of Medieval England
The Bridges of Medieval England - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Bridges of Medieval England write by David Featherstone Harrison. This book was released on 2004. The Bridges of Medieval England available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Medieval bridges are startling achievements of civil engineering, which prove the importance of road transport and the sophistication of the medieval economy. The Bridges of Medieval England rewrites their history, offering new insights into many aspects of the subject. It has profound implications for our understanding of pre-industrial economy and society, challenging accepted accounts of the development of medieval trade and communications and showing continuities from the Anglo-Saxon period to the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges
An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges write by David McFetrich. This book was released on 2019-04-30. An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “An already impressive reference work has been made significantly more valuable . . . a well-illustrated alphabetized compendium of notable bridges.” —The Happy Pontist Bridges have a universal appeal as examples of man’s mastery of nature, from picturesque packhorse bridges to great spans stretching across broad estuaries, and the development of the technology that allows ever more audacious constructions is never-ending. Of the million or more bridges throughout Great Britain, David McFetrich has selected those that are significant in terms of their design, construction or location, or of their connections with people or events of history. His definitive book contains 1,600 separate entries for individual bridge sites or related groups of bridges covering more than 2,000 different structures, 165 general entries about different types of bridge and such topics as collapses and failures, and a summary of about 200 record-holding bridges in 50 different categories. The concise text is supported by more than 900 illustrations and diagrams. The result is a fascinating and readily accessible compendium. The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICA) is also on board. “A valuable resource to use . . . if you plan to visit some of these structures while on holiday or are merely planning a day out.” —East Yorkshire Family History Society “Well-written and researched and eminently readable . . . Because of the ubiquity of bridges throughout Great Britain, this volume should have wide appeal.” —NZ Crown Mines “Full of details covering the many bridges around the UK . . . I found it fascinating to see the variety of bridges around Britain, even the ones not railway related.” —Rail Advent
Waterways and Canal-Building in Medieval England
Waterways and Canal-Building in Medieval England - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Waterways and Canal-Building in Medieval England write by John Blair. This book was released on 2007-10-25. Waterways and Canal-Building in Medieval England available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman canals and waterways, this book is based on evidence surrounding the nature of water transport in the period. A collection of essays, this study unearths this neglected but important aspect of medieval engineering and economic growth.
Obligation and Jurisdiction
Obligation and Jurisdiction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Obligation and Jurisdiction write by Alan Ralph Cooper. This book was released on 1998. Obligation and Jurisdiction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
