First survey of one of the most important pre-modern farming systems, and its effects on society and landscape.

All communities have a strong sense of identity with the area in which they live, which for England in the early medieval period manifested itself in a series o

This pioneering study tells the story of the emergence of rural workers' gardens during a period of unprecedented economic and social change in the most dynamic

An examination of the garden plans of eighteenth-century landscape architect Charles Bridgeman, shedding light on his artistic vision and contributions to Engli

The first authoritative survey of the history of common land in Great Britain from the medieval period to present day.