Coventry's Town Wall
Author | : Eileen A. Gooder |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : City walls |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Eileen A. Gooder |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : City walls |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Bateman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : City walls |
ISBN | : 9780901606297 |
Author | : Peter Walters |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2013-12-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750956631 |
The Story of Coventry traces the evolution of the city, from the myths of Godiva, through to the issues, challenges and opportunities facing it in the twenty-first century. Exploring Coventry's heritage through records, architectural developments and anecdotes, it reveals a fascinating and much misunderstood city, whose history is often overshadowed by its bombing during the Second World War. Peter Walters, well known for his numerous newspaper features and active role in local heritage, shows that there is a great deal more to the history of Coventry than first meets the eye. This beautifully illustrated text will delight both residents and visitors alike.
Author | : Oliver Hamilton Creighton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
"This book provides an up-to-date study of medieval town defences, mainly in England and Wales but with glances elsewhere, focusing on the period from the Norman Conquest to the English Civil Wars. Emphasis is placed on archaeology and topography but set within an historical framework. Due attention is paid to substantially surviving sites such as Canterbury, Conwy and York, but the extent to which defence extended to much smaller towns is also highlighted. Medieval Town Walls seeks to further understanding of the chronologies, functions and social significance of British town walls and offer an agenda for further academic study. A gazetteer guides the reader through the surviving remains, providing an aid to discovering Britain's urban walled heritage at first hand."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : David McGrory |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 527 |
Release | : 2022-02-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750997664 |
The author, well known as the writer of more books on the city than anyone, explores Coventry's history from Roman times through Earl Leofric, Godiva and the Norman castle, to monastic houses, including St Mary's priory. Coventry has a rich medieval heritage, and rose to power in the Wars of the Roses, when the royal court moved there. Major themes in the city's history are discussed, through previously unknown source material, covering the Siege and Civil War, education, health, the church, crime and punishment, and industries from medieval weaving to modern car-building.
Author | : Linda Monckton |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 709 |
Release | : 2017-07-05 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1351570870 |
The British Archaeological Association's 2007 conference celebrated the material culture of medieval Coventry, the fourth wealthiest English city of the later middle ages. The nineteen papers collected in this volume set out to remedy the relative neglect in modern scholarship of the city's art, architecture and archaeology, as well as to encompass recent research on monuments in the vicinity. The scene is set by two papers on archaeological excavations in the historic city centre, especially since the 1970s, and a paper investigating the relationships between Coventry's building boom and economic conditions in the city in the later middle ages. Three papers on the Cathedral Priory of St Mary bring together new insights into the Romanesque cathedral church, the monastic buildings and the post-Dissolution history of the precinct, derived mainly from the results of the Phoenix Initiative excavations (19992003). Three more papers provide new architectural histories of the spectacular former parish church of St Michael, the fine Guildhall of St Mary and the remarkable surviving west range of the Coventry Charterhouse. The high-quality monumental art of the later medieval city is represented by papers on wall-painting (featuring the recently conserved Doom in Holy Trinity church), on the little-known Crucifixion mural at the Charterhouse, and on a reassessment of the working practices of the famous master-glazier, John Thornton. Two papers on a guild seal and on the glazing at Stanford on Avon parish church consider the evidence for Coventry as a regional workshop centre for high quality metalwork and glass-painting. Beyond the city, three papers deal with the development of Combe Abbey from Cistercian monastery to country house, with the Beauchamp family's hermitage at Guy's Cliffe, and with a newly identified stonemasons' workshop in the 'barn' at Kenilworth Abbey. Two further papers concern the architectural patronage of the earls and dukes of Lancaster in the 14th century at Kenilworth Castle and in the Newarke at Leicester Castle.
Author | : T.R. Slater |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2016-12-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1351892754 |
This volume of essays explores the interaction of Church and town in the medieval period in England. Two major themes structure the book. In the first part the authors explore the social and economic dimensions of the interaction; in the second part the emphasis moves to the spaces and built forms of towns and their church buildings. The primary emphasis of the essays is upon the urban activities of the medieval Church as a set of institutions: parish, diocese, monastery, cathedral. In these various institutional roles the Church did much to shape both the origin and the development of the medieval town. In exploring themes of topography, marketing and law the authors show that the relationship of Church and town could be both mutually beneficial and a source of conflict.
Author | : Coventry (England). Court-leet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Coventry (England) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Coventry(GB). Court-Leet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Coventry (England) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mary Dormer Harris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 638 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Coventry (England) |
ISBN | : |