Land Travel and Communications in Tudor and Stuart England. Achieving a joined-up realm

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Author(s) Brayshay, Mark
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2014
Pages 417pp; illus
Publisher Liverpool University Press
Place Published Liverpool

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with 16th and 17th centuries and the growth in road communication - whether by personal travel or by mail. Covers travel for all sections of society and in wide ranging contexts. Chapters include: 'The Tudor and Stuart highway network'; 'Wayfinding and the means of travel'; 'Travel by the ordinary users of the highways'; 'Travel by elite users of the highways'; 'Communication by messenger and post before 1635-37'; 'The public postal service after 1635-38'