By combining the results of archaeological excavation carried out
over the last thirty years with important discoveries in previous
centuries, Alison Taylor is able to piece together the history of
Cambridge through prehistoric, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and medieval
times, and then the expansion of the university in later centuries.
Her book is full of surprises - especially for those whose
knowledge of Cambridge is confined to the colleges. For it is in
college courtyards and lawns that recent excavations tell the story
of the medieval town. Although the question of why the university
existed at all is tackled and the creation of the individual
colleges is explained, it is the changing fortunes of the town
itself which are the real subject of this refreshingly original
book.
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