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253 – Anglo Saxon Market Towns in the Viking Age

The British History Podcast

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The Economic Development of Market Towns in Anglo Saxon Britain

This chapter discusses how seasonal trading sites evolved into permanent market towns, and how the wealth class took advantage of these towns. It also explores the impact of Viking raids on the towns and the eventual comeback of the market towns.

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