Isle of Man in Medieval Times

Isle of Man in Medieval Times
ISBN-10
1848685378
ISBN-13
9781848685376
Category
Architecture, Medieval
Language
English
Published
2011
Author
Peter Davey

Description

This is the first book to provide an overview of the archaeological evidence from the Isle of Man between the foundation of the Kingdom of the Isles in the 11th century and the Dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th.

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