An Historical Atlas of Kent.DA670 1-86077-255-2 An historical atlas A historical atlas is an atlas that includes historical maps and charts depicting the evolving geopolitical landscape. They are helpful in understanding historical context, the scope and scale of historical events and historical subjects (such as the expansion of the Roman Empire), of Kent. Title main entry. Ed. by Terence Lawson & David Killingray. Phillimore, [c]2004 214 p. $45.00 Printed in a horizontal format (11.5X8.5"), this atlas contains a wealth of information and history about this county just west of London. Containing the historically important cities of Canterbury and Dover, Kent has a long and complex history, which is related in chronological chron·o·log·i·cal also chron·o·log·ic adj. 1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence. 2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology. order in detailed entries, each accompanied by a map. A sample of topics includes the Iron Age, pilgrimage, medieval watermills, education 1500-1700, accommodation for travelers in 1686, 18th-century land ownership, brewing, policing and prisons, riots and unrest from 1750-1850, and the Channel Tunnel Channel Tunnel, popularly called the "Chunnel," a three-tunnel railroad connection running under the English Channel, connecting Folkestone, England, and Calais, France. The tunnels are 31 mi (50 km) long. There are two rail tunnels, each 25 ft (7. and rail link. Killingray is emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. in history at Goldsmiths College, U. of London; Lawson is a former assistant director of the Ministry of Defence. Distributed in the US by the David Brown David Brown may refer to any of the following people:
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