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Canterbury Before the Normans (Paperback)
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Canterbury Before the Normans (Paperback)
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List price R283
Loot Price R231
Discovery Miles 2 310
You Save R52 (18%)
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When David Birmingham, a professor of history, retired from the
University of Kent, he thought it would be fun to train as a
Canterbury city guide. He soon became fascinated by the city's past
and, after a lifetime of studying Africa - from the Iron Age
onwards - he developed a particular interest in the prehistory of
the Canterbury area. This early history is barely mentioned in
guidebooks which tend to start in 43 AD with the coming of the
Romans, or even in 597 when Pope Gregory's missionaries arrived to
revive Christianity. David delved into archaeological reports and
synthesised their findings into a readable narrative, designed to
appeal to a wide readership. His book tells of ancient 'Celtic'
peoples who traded far and wide in great oak Bronze Age boats, such
as the one unearthed in Dover. It paints a picture of hill-fort
inhabitants, whose lifestyle can be reconstructed from the chariot
wheel-hubs, horse bridals, and tools they left behind when the
Romans invaded. It shows how Canterbury with its great classical
theatre and a prestigious city wall became a major Roman
settlement. The city declined after the legions withdrew around 410
A.D. but Romanised Britons remained in countryside villas with
decorated mosaic floors. The Jutes and other Saxon peoples who
sought a new Kentish homeland produced magnificent jewellery which
belies suggestions that theirs was a primitive 'dark age'. In a
lively and accessible way, this book tells the story of the diverse
and colourful people who occupied Canterbury before the Normans.
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