Eastcheap Market, London, circa 1598 (1904). Eastcheap was the site of a medieval food market. From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]. Artist: Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

The changing shape of British roads

Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart walk the winding path of British transport history

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On the long journey from the middle ages to the early modern period, the British road underwent radical changes in both purpose and design. Professor Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart walk the winding path of British transport history.

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