SHORT HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE (PB)

Both digestible and comprehensive A Short History of Cambridge takes the reader through the fascinating history of one of England’s most famous towns. Shedding light on the very origins of academia in the area, the intricate lives of the students and scholars that studied there, and how this community interacted with the townsfolk over the past 800 years. Tames tracks the evolution of the town through the Reformation, the Civil War, the age of Empire, the Great Wars and beyond to the present day.