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This fascinating book, by a leading historian of the city, tells Manchester’s story from the Romans to the first steam-powered factories, showing how the centuries before the Industrial Revolution formed the foundation for the city’s later greatness. The Origins of Manchester is highly readable, scholarly, well illustrated and wide-ranging. It is certain to appeal to anyone with an interest in this great city.

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Preface iv Introduction 1 1 Mamucium: a Roman fort 3 2 Mamecestre: a medieval market town 15 3 ‘The fairest, best builded, quikkest and most populous tounne of al Lancastreshire’: Manchester 1543–1660 34 4 ‘The greatest mere village in England’: roots of industrial revolution, 1660–1780 61 5 Living in eighteenth-century Manchester 82 Notes and references 116 Index 121

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      Publisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd
      Publication Date: 28/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9781859362396, 978-1859362396
      ISBN10: 1859362397
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      Book Synopsis
      This fascinating book, by a leading historian of the city, tells Manchester’s story from the Romans to the first steam-powered factories, showing how the centuries before the Industrial Revolution formed the foundation for the city’s later greatness. The Origins of Manchester is highly readable, scholarly, well illustrated and wide-ranging. It is certain to appeal to anyone with an interest in this great city.

      Table of Contents
      Preface iv Introduction 1 1 Mamucium: a Roman fort 3 2 Mamecestre: a medieval market town 15 3 ‘The fairest, best builded, quikkest and most populous tounne of al Lancastreshire’: Manchester 1543–1660 34 4 ‘The greatest mere village in England’: roots of industrial revolution, 1660–1780 61 5 Living in eighteenth-century Manchester 82 Notes and references 116 Index 121

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