author
Mark Overton
A leading British historian of agriculture and rural society, his books explore how farming transformed England over the centuries. His work is known for making big economic and social changes feel clear, concrete, and deeply human.
3 Audiobooks
Jack Winters' Baseball Team; Or, The Rivals of the Diamond
by Mark Overton
Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums
by Mark Overton
Jack Winters' Campmates
by Mark Overton
About the author
Mark Overton is a British agricultural historian and a former Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Exeter. He also served as Exeter's Deputy Vice-Chancellor from 2006 to 2013.
He is best known for Agricultural Revolution in England: The Transformation of the Agrarian Economy 1500–1850, published by Cambridge University Press in 1996. The book offers a broad survey of English agriculture from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century and helped establish him as an important voice in the study of rural and economic history.
Alongside that major work, he has contributed to wider scholarship on early modern England, including research on household production and consumption. His writing is especially valued by readers interested in how everyday rural life connects to larger shifts in economy, society, and history.