Description
New and definitive edition of the earliest history of Cumberland. John Denton's history of Cumberland, compiled in the first decade of the seventeenth century, formed the basis of almost all antiquarian writing on Cumberland for some two hundred years, and continues to be cited. It is the earliest known attempt to write a history of Cumberland and one of the first generation of antiquarian accounts of an English shire. This volume presents a completely new, critical edition of the manuscript history of Cumberland, replacing that published in 1887 by Richard S. Ferguson under the title An Accompt of the most considerable Estates and Families in the County of Cumberland [ hitherto the only published version]. The new edition attempts both toreconstruct as much as possible of the original text from surviving copies and to identify the sources from which it was drawn, enabling the factual accuracy of Denton's work to be assessed. Angus Winchester is SeniorLecturer in History at Lancaster University and a Past President of Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society.
About the Author
ANGUS WINCHESTER is Emeritus Professor of Local and Landscape History at Lancaster University. His interests in common land have developed over many years, arising originally out of research into the history of upland landscapes in northern England.
Reviews
By his analytical yet accessible approach to the manuscripts and background as set out in his excellent introduction, and the publishing of Denton's History of Cumberland in this edition, Angus Winchester has produced as near as possible to a definitive version of Denton's text. The book will be appreciated by scholars and historians and anyone interested in a seventeenth-century view of Cumberland. * THE LOCAL HISTORIAN *
Of major value, and taken with Thomas Denton's perambulations of some seven decades later, furnishes local, county and regional historians with a wealth of contemporary observation. [...] Special praise must be given to Angus Winchester's work as an editor: it is of the highest quality, and all interested in and concerned for Cumbrian history are deeply indebted to him. * NORTHERN HISTORY *
Book Information
ISBN 9780854440689
Author Angus J L Winchester
Format Hardback
Page Count 236
Imprint Surtees Society
Publisher Surtees Society
Weight(grams) 1g
About the Author
ANGUS WINCHESTER is Emeritus Professor of Local and Landscape History at Lancaster University. His interests in common land have developed over many years, arising originally out of research into the history of upland landscapes in northern England.
Reviews
By his analytical yet accessible approach to the manuscripts and background as set out in his excellent introduction, and the publishing of Denton's History of Cumberland in this edition, Angus Winchester has produced as near as possible to a definitive version of Denton's text. The book will be appreciated by scholars and historians and anyone interested in a seventeenth-century view of Cumberland. * THE LOCAL HISTORIAN *
Of major value, and taken with Thomas Denton's perambulations of some seven decades later, furnishes local, county and regional historians with a wealth of contemporary observation. [...] Special praise must be given to Angus Winchester's work as an editor: it is of the highest quality, and all interested in and concerned for Cumbrian history are deeply indebted to him. * NORTHERN HISTORY *
Book Information
ISBN 9780854440689
Author Angus J L Winchester
Format Hardback
Page Count 236
Imprint Surtees Society
Publisher Surtees Society
Weight(grams) 1g
