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Feeding Medieval England: A Long Agricultural Revolution, 700-1300.

As in the rest of Europe, the population of medieval England grew steeply, especially between the tenth and thirteenth centuries.…
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Posted on: 30 August 2026 Last updated on: 16 October 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

“Worlds of Framework Knitters in Leicestershire c.1600 – c.1850” by Dave Fogg Postles.

This book is available as a FREE download. In 1989, the company of Corah & Son Ltd, of St Margaret’s…
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Posted on: 30 April 2026 Last updated on: 15 October 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker

No Country for Travellers?  British Visitors to Spain and Portugal, 1760-1820 by Roey Sweet and Richard Ansell.

No Country for Travellers? explores the rise and nature of British travel to Spain and Portugal between 1760 and 1820, across…
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Posted on: 17 January 2026 Last updated on: 16 October 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: John Parker
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