Download or read book Medieval British Towns written by Heather Swanson and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 1999 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval British Towns sets out to explain the reasons for the explosion of town foundation throughout the British Isles from the 12th century onwards. It compares the foundation and development of towns and includes smaller market towns.