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Author McCarthy, Mike, author

Title Carlisle : a Frontier and Border City / Mike McCarthy
Edition First edition
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource : text file, PDF
Series Cities of the Ancient World
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The setting; The physical setting; Frontiers and borders; 2 An emerging frontier; The cultural setting; Frontier development in lower Germany and Britain; Carlisle: the early forts and annexe; Serving the forts: a military settlement; Conclusion; 3 Luguvalium: fabric and townscape; Towards urbanization; The military and administration; The developing townscape; Belief in Roman Carlisle; The hinterland; 4 Luguvalium: people and economy; People; The social mix
The economy -- food and healthThe economy -- manufacturing; The economy -- exchange; 5 Late Roman Carlisle to the Kingdom of Northumbria; A wider context; The church; The end of Luguvalium and beyond; Rheged and the decay of Luguvalium; St Cuthbert and Northumbria; Northumbria: the wider picture; 6 Carlisle and an emerging new frontier; Eadred and the transition to Viking settlement; Cumbria -- a frontier kingdom?; The nature of Carlisle; The Norman Conquest; 7 The Norman takeover; Changing lordship; Symbols of power -- the Castle and the church; A developing town; The people of Carlisle
The economy8 A border city; The border during the thirteenth century; The Anglo-Scottish wars to 1328; The border; Symbols of power -- the Castle and the church; The town and its governance; The people and economy; Aftermath; 9 Conclusions; The landscape; Frontiers and borders; England and Wales; Urbanization; Carlisle in Europe; Index
Summary "Carlisle charts the city's emergence as an urban centre under the Romans and traces its vicissitudes over subsequent centuries until the high Middle Ages. Arguably, the most important theme that differentiates its development from many other towns is its position as a 'border' city. The characteristics of the landscape surrounding Carlisle gave it special significance as a front-line element in the defence of the Roman province of Britannia and later at the frontier of two emerging kingdoms, England and Scotland. In both cases, it occupied the only overland route in the west between these two kingdoms, emphasising the importance of understanding its landscape setting. This volume sheds light on the processes of urbanization under the Romans beginning with a fort, developing into a major nodal hub, and ending as the capital city of the local tribe, the Carvetii. The story continues with the collapse of Roman rule and the city's re-emergence first as a monastic centre, then as a proto-town in the period of Anglo-Scandinavian settlement. Finally, the Norman Conquest confirmed Carlisle's importance with the establishment of a castle, a diocese, and an Augustinian Priory, as well as the granting of specific rights to the citizens. Carlisle uses a combination of archaeological discoveries and historical data to explore the history and legacy of this fascinating city."--Provided by publisher
Subject Excavations (Archaeology) -- England -- Carlisle
Romans -- England -- Carlisle
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Romans.
SUBJECT Carlisle (England) -- Antiquities
Carlisle (England) -- History
Subject England -- Carlisle.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781315722559
1315722550