Trade and Prosperity, War and Poverty: An Archaeological and Historical Investigation Into Southampton's French Quarter

by Richard Brown and Alan Hardy

Southampton was one of England's leading medieval ports, with its trade in commodities such as wine, wool and cloth making it among the most prosperous and cosmopolitan towns in the country during the 13th and 15th centuries. From the late Saxon period, the heart of the city lay between two streets, English Street and French Street, an area known as the 'French Quarter'. A major new investigation of this area revealed an impressive series of medieval...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0904220672
• ISBN13: 9780904220674
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Oxford Archaeological Unit
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 11.6"