- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; New edition edition (23 April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750917512
- ISBN-13: 978-0750917513
- Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 17.2 x 4 cm
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This itinerary gives an account of Leland's tireless travels throughout England between 1539 and 1545, and records his observations of places and buildings, landscapes and monuments. It gives a picture of crumbling monasteries, the proliferating parks, suburbs and stately homes, and the new self-awareness and nationalistic pride of Tudor England.
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Great Survey of England Circ. 1540's, 22 Feb 2001
By Stephen R. Edwards - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: John Leland's Itinerary: Travels in Tudor England (Paperback)
This is a wonderful reference book for England during the period of Henry VIII's reign. John Leland (or Leyland as it may have been written in his day) was Henry's servant and passed soon after his master left this world. This book was a survey of his travels around England circ. 1540's. Though the book is not complete by any means, it does provide some information about some of the shires, cities, towns and hamlets in England. Specifically the following shires are noted (alphabetically): Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, London & Middlesex, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Westmorland, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Yorkshire. The book has a superb index of names and places.As I have worked on a genealogical survey of my family with roots in England, I have found this book to be indispensable. Many times a place is mentioned in family lore which I have been able to locate in Leland's Itinerary. On the whole, I believe this to be a great resource book though not a great reading book.
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