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Norfolk's topography is largely gentle and understated, but it is by no means as flat as is often claimed. Bounded on three sides by the sea and the Wash fenlands, its subtle diversity and beauty is matched by a fascinating human heritage. People can live almost anywhere in the county except on the marshlands: the enormous, and still growing, number of archaeological finds, and the presence of countless sites of historical note throughout the county, illustrate that they have done so in times past. The atlas reveals a wealth of important and distinctive prehistoric and Romano-British remains, and valuable evidence for Anglo-Saxon and Danish incursions, which show that the area has been continuously inhabited. In fact, from c. AD 1000 until 1600 Norfolk was the most densely populated English county, and its capital, Norwich, became England's 'second city'. Norfolk is famous for its wealth of historical material in areas of specific interest, such as medieval churches and ecclesiastical history, and the Second World War. This third, and fully re-illustrated, edition of "An Historical Atlas of Norfolk" is the first to be published by Phillimore, who have reproduced the maps to a superlative standard. The 93 map topics range from the earliest evidence for human occupation, which is over 450,000 years old, to the changing demography and urban environment of Norfolk today. The editors have skilfully combined the results of a very active decade of historical research and archaeological excavation with a great deal of fascinating new material, making this atlas a contemporary classic for all Norfolk, local and landscape historians.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #237462 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages