York's Military Legacy

by Ian D. Rotherham

One of the oldest settlements in Western Europe, York grew up on dry land with protective rivers and associated wetlands giving security and mobility. Early, prehistoric settlement was on nearby drier, raised areas along the flood plain. Here the Romans built a great, northern, fortified city and military settlement from which they could foray overland into northern England or by ship and the coastal route to Scotland and the Picts. York's significance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526709252
• ISBN13: 9781526709257
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"