Book Description
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. New ideas on the creation of the Saxon town are proposed and, 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 and stories such as that of Sturbridge Fair which are the real subject of this refreshingly original book.
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About the Author
Alison Taylor is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists. She was the first County Archaeologist of the new county of Cambridgeshire, and is currently editor of the Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society and the author of The Archaeology of Cambridgeshire, vols I & II.
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