Tavistock Abbey

A Study in the Social and Economic History of Devon

H P R Finberg author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:1st Jan '15

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Tavistock Abbey cover

Originally published in 1951, this book examines the history of rural Devon though the history of Tavistock Abbey. Finberg charts the abbey's development from its establishment by King Edgar until its dissolution during the reign of Henry VIII, and uses the abbey's records to detail the changing nature of Devonshire agriculture and the monastic economy. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in rural British history.

ISBN: 9781107453715

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm

Weight: 500g

338 pages