Working Horses in London
$45.33
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2025
Summary
Hoofbeats of History: Working Horses in London
For centuries, London and its citizens relied on horses, donkeys, and mules to provide the necessities and luxuries of life. There was scarcely an event or activity in England’s capital that did not in some way require equine support.
A twelfth-century description of London’s most famous horse fair, Smithfield, shows the importance of the packhorses, swift palfreys, powerful warhorses, and draught mares and their foals to the ec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398121232 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398121231 |
| Author: | Miriam A. Bibby |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 165mm x 234mm |
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About The Author
Miriam A. Bibby
Miriam A. Bibby is a professional equine historian with a PhD in an equine history topic. She specialises in the history of the relationship between horses (and other equids) and humans. She works as an editor for Trivent Publishing, an academic publishing house, and co-edits their international journal of equine history, Cheiron. She is also Vice President of the Equine History Collective, a group of international scholars dedicated to researching the horse in history.
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