The origins of Suffolk / Peter Warner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warner, Peter (Peter M.)

Series:

Origins of the Shire

Origins of the shire

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romans.

Britons.

Anglo-Saxons.

Land settlement.

History.

Suffolk (England)--History.

Suffolk (England).

Land settlement--England--Suffolk--History.

Anglo-Saxons--England--Suffolk.

Britons--England--Suffolk.

Romans--England--Suffolk.

England--Suffolk.

Physical Description:

xiv, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, U.K. ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the U.S.A. and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1996.

Summary:

Suffolk, the county of the Sutton Hoo treasures and the core of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia, has a particularly resonant ancient and medieval past. This copiously illustrated book covers the history and archaeology of the county from the time of the first farmers to the coming of the Normans. Peter Warner gives details of the exciting recent excavations at sites of international significance such as Sutton Hoo, West Stow and Brandon. He compares the spectacular hoard of treasure discovered recently at Hoxne with Suffolk's other great Roman find, the Mildenhall Treasure. He also explores Ipswich, England's earliest Anglo-Saxon town and Bury St Edmunds, its best planned Norman town. Much of our knowledge of the early history of Suffolk stems from the Domesday Book, and the author assesses its evidence in the light of recent research. His book represents a major synthesis of archaeological research over the last twenty years.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232) and index.

ISBN:

0719038170

OCLC:

33014071