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    Roadworks: Medieval Britain, medieval roads
    Roadworks: Medieval Britain, medieval roads
    Roadworks: Medieval Britain, medieval roads
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    Roadworks: Medieval Britain, medieval roads

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    A groundbreaking, interdisciplinary study of roads and wayfinding in medieval England, Wales, and Scotland. It looks afresh at the relationship between the road as a material condition of daily life and the formation of local and national communities.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherManchester University Press
    Release dateJan 1, 2016
    ISBN9781784996086
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