This authoritative history of Howden, a small town in East Yorkshire, England, provides readers with a detailed account of the town's religious and social development from the Roman period to the 19th century. Clarke's research is based on extensive archival sources, and provides a wealth of information about the local community. This new edition includes a foreword by a leading historian of medieval England.

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