Visitors' Historic Britain: West Sussex: Stone Age to Cold War
Many writers have written about the delights of the former kingdom of the South Saxons, its Downs, villages, countryside, people and their ways but Visitors' Historic Britain - West Sussex_ is the first book to take readers on a tour of discovery of each of the county's historic eras in turn.

Starting with prehistoric Sussex, we explore West Sussex from west to east, investigating both little-known and well-visited sites that tell the story of our ancestors' past. We encounter wild warriors, formidable founders of the county, indefatigable industrialists, excitable eccentrics and the lives of Sussex inhabitants and invaders.

Sussex is a country celebrated by writers, painters, royalty, artists and the millions who have enjoyed its changing coastline and verdant villages. Visitors' Historic Britain provides a unique series of journeys for those who are inquisitive about this quirky and history-changing part of the Southeast.
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Visitors' Historic Britain: West Sussex: Stone Age to Cold War
Many writers have written about the delights of the former kingdom of the South Saxons, its Downs, villages, countryside, people and their ways but Visitors' Historic Britain - West Sussex_ is the first book to take readers on a tour of discovery of each of the county's historic eras in turn.

Starting with prehistoric Sussex, we explore West Sussex from west to east, investigating both little-known and well-visited sites that tell the story of our ancestors' past. We encounter wild warriors, formidable founders of the county, indefatigable industrialists, excitable eccentrics and the lives of Sussex inhabitants and invaders.

Sussex is a country celebrated by writers, painters, royalty, artists and the millions who have enjoyed its changing coastline and verdant villages. Visitors' Historic Britain provides a unique series of journeys for those who are inquisitive about this quirky and history-changing part of the Southeast.
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Visitors' Historic Britain: West Sussex: Stone Age to Cold War

Visitors' Historic Britain: West Sussex: Stone Age to Cold War

by Kevin Newman
Visitors' Historic Britain: West Sussex: Stone Age to Cold War

Visitors' Historic Britain: West Sussex: Stone Age to Cold War

by Kevin Newman

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Overview

Many writers have written about the delights of the former kingdom of the South Saxons, its Downs, villages, countryside, people and their ways but Visitors' Historic Britain - West Sussex_ is the first book to take readers on a tour of discovery of each of the county's historic eras in turn.

Starting with prehistoric Sussex, we explore West Sussex from west to east, investigating both little-known and well-visited sites that tell the story of our ancestors' past. We encounter wild warriors, formidable founders of the county, indefatigable industrialists, excitable eccentrics and the lives of Sussex inhabitants and invaders.

Sussex is a country celebrated by writers, painters, royalty, artists and the millions who have enjoyed its changing coastline and verdant villages. Visitors' Historic Britain provides a unique series of journeys for those who are inquisitive about this quirky and history-changing part of the Southeast.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526703330
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication date: 10/11/2018
Series: Visitors' Historic Britain
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kevin Newman is a Sussex-born and dwelling author, tour guide, teacher, history consultant, journalist and historian. He has written school textbooks, for Sussex publications such as the Argus and Brighton and Hove Independent as well a range of books on Sussex. Visitors' Historic Sussex - West Sussex is his first book for Pen and Sword and will be followed by a sequel on East Sussex and Brighton and Hove. When not engaging people of all ages with the past, he escapes up on the South Downs on walks much shorter than Belloc managed.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction xi

A Guide to Ancient Sites for Visitors in Sussex 1

Chapter 1 Ancient Sussex 5

Chapter 2 Roman Sussex 33

Chapter 3 Saxon and Viking Sussex 45

Chapter 4 Norman Sussex 68

Chapter 5 Medieval Sussex 84

Chapter 6 Tudor & 'Second Iron Age' Sussex 101

Chapter 7 Stuart, Civil War and Restoration Sussex 112

Chapter 8 Georgian, Napoleonic and Regency Sussex 129

Chapter 9 Industrial, Victorian, Resort and Railway Era Sussex 141

Chapter 10 Edwardian and First World War Sussex 157

Chapter 11 Interwar, Art Deco/Modernist & Second World War Sussex 170

Chapter 12 Post- and Cold War Sussex 180

Further Reading and Information 190

A Select Bibliography 192

Index 194

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