The History of Richmond, North Yorkshire

There are over fifty settlements in the world, which bear the name 'Richmond' yet Richmond in North Yorkshire in the UK was the fist and can claim to be the 'Mother of all Richmonds'. From the earliest days of human habitation in the Richmond area, to the building of the great castle and on to our own day, this new history of Richmond by Jane Hatcher tells the town's story with academic rigour yet in a form which makes it accessible to the general reader as well as the historian. Fully illustrated, thebook contains an up-to-date and comprehensive bibliography for those who wish to take their studies further either privately or on a formal curse of study. Jane Hatcher lives and works in Richmond and is the acknowledged authority on Richmond's history.