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Graham A. Loud
Graham Anthony Loud (born 1953) is a professor emeritus of Medieval studies, medieval history at the University of Leeds. Loud is a specialist in the Italy in the Middle Ages, history of southern Italy during the Central Middle Ages (tenth to thirteenth centuries), and also in German history in the Hohenstaufen, Staufen period. University of Leeds. Retrieved 1 October 2015. Selected publications *''Church and Society in the Norman Principality of Capua 1058-1197'' (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1985) xv + 283 pp. *''Church and Chronicle in the Middle Ages. Essays Presented to John Taylor'', edited by G.A. Loud and I.N. Wood (London, Hambledon, 1991) xxvi + 270 pp. *''The History of the Tyrants of Sicily by Hugo Falcandus 1154-69'' [with Thomas Ernst Josef Wiedemann, Thomas Wiedemann] (Manchest ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honiton
Honiton ( or ) is a market town and civil parish in East Devon, situated close to the River Otter, north east of Exeter in the county of Devon. Honiton has a population estimated at 11,822 (based on mid-year estimates for the two Honiton Wards in 2009). History The town grew along the line of the Fosse Way, the ancient Roman road linking Exeter ( Isca Dumnoniorum) to Lincoln (Lindum). Contrary to 19th-century theories, it is unlikely to have been known as a stopping-point by the Romans, who built a small fort for that purpose just to the west of the present town. Honiton's location is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Honetone, meaning Huna's tun or farmstead. Lace-making Honiton later grew to become an important market town, known for lace making that was introduced by Flemish immigrants in the Elizabethan era. In the 17th century thousands of people produced lace by hand in their homes, and in the 19th century Queen Victoria had her wedding dress made of Honiton lace, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
