New survey of the work and influence of William Dugdale, the seventeenth-century historian and antiquarian.

William Dugdale (1605-86) was a leading antiquarian, well-known among historians of the period. His Antiquities of Warwickshire is regarded as a pioneering work. Here, leading authorities consider how Dugdale set about hiswork as an antiquary/local historian, and how he interacted with the society and political life of this county at a troubled time.The book also examines Warwickshire life in his day.

CHRISTOPHER DYER, CBE is Professor of Regional and Local History at the University of Leicester; CATHERINE RICHARDSON is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Kent.

Contributions by: Ann L Hughes, Caroline Archer-Parré, Catherine Richardson, Christopher Dyer, Geoffrey Tyack, Graham Parry, Jan Broadway, Nat Alcock, Peter Borsay, Richard P Cust, Steve Hindle, Vivienne Larminie