English Town: A History

A wide-ranging history of English towns and cities covering al aspects, political, social, cultural and economic. Towns are vital spheres of national life and 'important forcing houses for modernisation and modernity'. And it is impossible to tell national history without understanding the experience of towns and cities. Each will be covered in all aspects including physical structure, social experience, cultural standing and contribution, and environmental impact. The book will be accessible and 'a good read' for general readers but will also attract attention of academics and students of urban history, historical geography and urban studies. The study will cover towns and cities of the Romans to the Middle Ages, the Tudors and Stuarts, in early modern history 1700-1800, in modern history 1800-1900 and town and cities to 1950 to today, and in future. AUTHOR: Jeremy Black has been described as 'the most prolific historical scholar of our age'. He has researched and written widely on British history, politics, including political ideas, and international relations, since the 17th and 18th century to the present, and especially on military history. He obtained a starred First in History at Queens College, Cambridge followed by postgraduate work at St John's and Merton Colleges, Oxford and was Professor of History at the Universities of Durham and then Exeter, and is now Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University. He is senior fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia and at the British Foreign Policy Group. He has lectured extensively in various British Commonwealth countries, Europe and the USA. He has served as archives editor, council member of prestigious academic and research bodies like Royal Historical Society and the British Records Association and on editorial boards of numerous history journals - History Today, RUSI Journal, International Review of Military History, Media History etc. He has numerous honours including the MBE. From 2024 Jeremy has been Distinguished Fellow in the Center for Military History and Strategy at Hillsdale College.