Military Studies / Warfare & Defence / Provincial /Colonial Administration

The Pictorial Evidence

by B Wilson and Frances Mee

Together with the Minster, the walls and bars make York one of the most instantly recognisable cities in the kingdom. The defences are the most complete in England, with the walls set upon high ramparts and retaining their principal gateways. Although the walls are still standing, there has been relatively little opportunity for archaeological investigation, so documentary and pictorial evidence are of paramount importance.

Lloyds Bank, Pavement and Other Sites

by PV Addyman and RA Hall

with a Survey of Defences North-East of the Ouse

The area of central York between the Rivers Foss and Ouse has, over the past hundred years, became something of a locus classicus for the archaeological study of the Viking Age town in Britain.

Excavations and Observations on the Defences and Adjacent Sites: 1971–90

by Patrick Ottaway

As one of the three fortresses permanently occupied from the late 1st century onwards, York is of great importance for Romano-British military studies.

Northern extramural area

by Paul Booth and Jeremy Evans

This final volume in the Alcester excavation series focuses on the area of the town containing the early postulated fort around which the town is believed to have originated.

The book describes significant assemblages of pottery, metalwork, bone objects, glass and faunal remains, which add considerably to our knowledge of material culture, trade and animal husbandry.