Romney Marsh lies at the frontier between land and sea. It consists entirely of land gained from the sea, and being below the level of high tides, has always been threatened by flooding. Four ports now stranded miles from the sea and another lost to the sea bear witness to great changes in the coastline. The book charts the history of human occupation of a very specialized and difficult environment over the last 2000 years. Advances were made when both environmental and economic conditions were favorable. But when difficulties became insuperable, especially in Roman times and again in the 13th century, the inhabitants retreated. The struggle for survival continues, and the book concludes with the challenges facing the 21st century.

Romney Marsh: Survival on a Frontier

History

Eddison, Jill

Europe

Tempus

In the Medieval Period the English Channel was a particularly perilous stretch of water. It had two distinct (and often conflicting) functions: as a rich commercial seaway, on which the rising economy of the Western world depended; and secondly as a wide, lawless, political frontier between two belligerent monarchies, whose kings encouraged piracy as a cheap alternative to warfare, and enjoyed their own cut.Pirates prospered. They stole ships and cargoes, at sea or in port, and they carried out long-lasting vendettas against other groups. They ransomed the richest of their captives, but tipped innumerable sailors overboard. While kings were ambivalent, foreign relations were imperilled, and although it was briefly quelled by Henry V, piracy was never defeated during this turbulent epoch. Breaking new ground, on a subject that remains topical today, Jill Eddison explores medieval piracy as it waxed and waned, setting dramatic life stories against the better-known landmarks of history.

Medieval Pirates: Pirates, Raiders And Privateers 1204-1453

The History Press

Papers on the evolution, history, and settlement of Romney Marsh, a spit of land battered by some of Britain's stormiest seas.

Romney Marsh: The Debatable Ground (Monograph / Oxford University Committee for Archaeology)

Oxford University School of Archaeology

Twelve papers exploring the development of Romney Marsh, a spit of land battered by some of Britain's stormiest seas. Topics range from the physical evolution and sediment layers to landscape transformation in late medieval and early modern times, and malarial trends. There are four papers on geomorphological developments, one about field archaeology and seven historical entries. "a particularly fine example of interdisciplinary research" NewsWARP 24, 1998.

Romney Marsh: Environmental Change and Human Occupation in a Coastal Lowland (Oxford University Committee for Archaeology Monographs S)

Gardiner, Mark

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Romney Marsh: Survival on a Frontier

Medieval Pirates: Pirates, Raiders And Privateers 1204-1453

Romney Marsh: The Debatable Ground (Monograph / Oxford University Committee for Archaeology)

Romney Marsh: Environmental Change and Human Occupation in a Coastal Lowland (Oxford University Committee for Archaeology Monographs S)