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Liverpool University Press Played in Liverpool: Charting the heritage of a
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Bodleian Library Oxford Botanic Garden: A Guide
Book SynopsisOxford Botanic Garden has occupied its central Oxford site next to the river Cherwell continuously since its foundation in 1621 and is the UK’s oldest botanic garden. The birthplace of botanical science in the UK, it has been a leading centre for research since the 1600s. Today, the garden holds a collection of over 5,000 different types of plant, some of which exist nowhere else and are of international conservation importance. This guide explores Oxford Botanic Garden’s many historic and innovative features, from the walled garden to the waterlily pool, the glasshouses, the rock garden, the water garden and ‘Lyra’s bench’. It also gives a detailed explanation of the medicinal and taxonomic beds and special plant collections. Lavishly illustrated with photographs taken throughout the seasons, this book not only provides a fascinating historical overview but also offers a practical guide to the Oxford Botanic Garden and its work today. Featuring a map of the entire site and a historical timeline, it is guaranteed to enhance any visit, and is also a beautiful souvenir to take home.
£10.25
Bodleian Library Drink Maps in Victorian Britain
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Bodleian Library Curious History of Weights & Measures, The
Book SynopsisHow long is an ell? What is the largest size of champagne bottle? How do you measure the heat of a chilli pepper? Why is the depth of water measured in fathoms? And what is a cubit? The Curious History of Weights & Measures tells the story of how we have come to quantify the world around us. Looking at everything from carats, pecks and pennyweights to firkins and baker’s dozens through to modern science-based standards such as kilograms and kilometres, this book considers both what sparked the creation of myriad measures and why there were so many efforts to usher in standardisation. Full of handy conversion charts and beautiful illustrations The Curious History of Weights & Measures is a treasure trove of fun facts and intriguing stories about the calculations we use every day.Trade ReviewEye opening facts on almost every page...A joy of a book. -- Wynn Wheldon * The Spectator *Table of ContentsContents Introduction Weights Length and Area Volume Culinary and Informal Measures Scales and Scores Appendix: Conversion Tables Further Reading Index Picture Credits
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Oneworld Publications 'Abd al-Mu'min: Mahdism and Caliphate in the
Book Synopsis‘Abd al-Mu’min (c.1094–1163) did not establish the first caliphate in the Islamic West, but his encompassed more territory than any that had preceded it. As leader of the Almohads, a politico-religious movement grounded in an uncompromising belief in the unity of God, he unified for the first time the whole of North Africa west of Egypt, and conquered much of southern Spain. Studying every facet of ‘Abd al-Mu’min’s rule, from his violent repression of opposition to the flourishing of scholarship during his reign, Maribel Fierro reveals an intelligent leader and a skilled military commander who sought to build a lasting caliphate across disparate and diverse societies.Trade Review‘Maribel Fierro, an internationally acclaimed authority on the Almohads, presents an accessible account of the true founder of the Almohad empire, ‘Abd al-Mu’min… Despite their importance, ‘Abd al-Mu’min and the Almohads rarely receive the coverage they deserve in surveys of the Islamic world and Fierro uses her deep erudition to address the balance in a way that will intrigue the novice and encourage the expert to think again.’ -- Amira K. Bennison, Professor in the History and Culture of the Maghrib, University of Cambridge‘‘Abd al-Mu’min is a little known but very important figure in the history of the Almohad caliphate and the twelfth-century Maghrib in general. Maribel Fierro has brilliantly brought him to life. Grounded in her in-depth scholarship and with a clear narrative strand, this biography should be the first port of call for anyone interested in this controversial figure.’ -- Hugh Kennedy, Professor of Arabic, SOAS, University of LondonTable of ContentsForeword 1 ‘Abd al-Mu’min, the Zanata Berber Who Built an Empire and Became Prince of the Believers 2 Looking for Knowledge: The Encounter with Ibn Tumart Travelling East in Hammadid territory: Mallala and Ibn Tumart Travelling West Through Almoravid territory to Igiliz: Mahdism Travelling North: Tinmal and the Purges Ibn Tumart’s Death and ‘Abd al-Mu’min’s Succession History, Legend and Anthropology 3 From the Mountains to Empire: Submission to the Almohad Cause (al-tawhid) Through Jihad Discrediting and Fighting the Almoravids The Long Road to Marrakesh, the Rebellion of al-Massi and the Great Purge The Expansion Eastwards, the Rebellion of Ibn Tumart’s Brothers and the Fight Against Arabs and Normans The Conquest of al-Andalus and ‘Abd al-Mu’min’s Death Jihad, the Army and the Collection of Taxes 4 Balancing Power to Achieve Dynastic Rule: The Almohad Hierarchies Ibn Tumart’s Family and Inner Circle: The Ahl al-Dar and the Council of Ten The Almohad Tribes, the Council of Fifty and the Shaykhs Purging the Almohads (Tamyiz and I‘tiraf) and Facing Rebellion ‘Abd al-Mu’min’s Family and Genealogies The Sayyids, the Talaba, the Huffaz and the Husaba’ 5 Establishing God’s order (al-Amr al-‘Aziz): How to be a Maghribi caliph Mahdism, Caliphate and al-Amr al-‘Aziz The Writings of Ibn Tumart and ‘Abd al-Mu’min Berber and Arabic, Igiliz/Tinmal and Mecca/Medina The Square: Coins, Drums, Books The Caliph, Provider of Happiness and Baraka: Banquets and Itinerancy 6 Giving Shape to the Caliphate: Buildings, Religious Practices, Law and Philosophy Building the Caliphate: Mosques, High Minarets, Towns and Gardens Purity, Islamic Rituals and the ‘Uthmanic Mushaf Forced Conversion: The Abolition of the Dhimma Malikism, Law and the Judges Re-imagining Ibn Tumart and ‘Abd al-Mu’min: Ibn Tufayl and Ibn Tahir 7 The Caliph’s Men and the Rest: Administration and Knowledge Secretaries, Viziers nd Preachers Poets, Historians and Grammarians Doctors, Philosophers and Astronomers The Ghuraba’, the Mystics and the Saints Shifting Trajectories and the Non-Almohads 8 ‘Abd al-Mu’min’s Significance and Legacy Sources and Select Bibliography Index
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Oneworld Publications Africa: A Beginner's Guide
Book SynopsisVast, diverse, dynamic, and turbulent, the true nature of Africa is often obscured by its poverty-stricken image. In this controversial and gripping guide, Tom Young cuts through the emotional hype to critically analyse the continent's political history and the factors behind its dismal economic performance. Maintaining that colonial influences are often overplayed, Young argues that much blame must lie with African governments themselves and that Western aid can often cause as much harm as good.Trade Review"A very useful introduction…highly recommended." * Journal of Modern African Studies *
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd The MacNeil: The Origins of the Clan MacNeil and
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd MacLaren: The Origins of the Clan MacLaren and
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Henderson: The Origins of the Clan Henderson and
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Thomson: The Origins of the Thomsons and Their
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Millar: The Origins of the Millars and Their
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Boyd: The Origins of the Clan Boyd and Their
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Lynch: The Origins of the Lynch Family and Their
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Reid: The Origins of the Clan Reid and Their
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Greyfriars Bobby: The Remarkable True Story of
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Craig: The Origins of the Clan Craig and Their
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Gibson: The Origins of the Gibsons and Their
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Burnett: The Origins of the Burnetts and Their
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Lang Syne Publishers Ltd Fox: The Origins of the Fox Family and Their
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CAMRA Books Historic Coaching Inns of the Great North Road: A
Book SynopsisThe Great North Road is part of British folklore, the Route 66 of Britain, except instead of gas stations and diners we have magnificent coaching inns, part of the living history of our islands. Taking in the history of these buildings (including a feature on highwaymen, who often concealed themselves in secret rooms and tunnels in these inns,) as well as the literature that has celebrated them - from Charles Dickens through to J B Priestley - Roger Protz describes these coaching houses with an expert and discerning eye, producing not only a great pub guide but a gazetteer of the history and culture that are draped along this iconic road.
£12.34
Countryside Books English Canals Explained
Book SynopsisThe English canal network becomes increasingly popular and widely used each year. The main aim of this book is to explain how everything works - from locks and lifts, to tunnels and towpaths. Stan Yorke, a life-long narrow boat enthusiast, explains in an easy-to-understand manner the story of the canals. In this he is ably assisted by his son Trevor's superb drawings and diagrams. The book is divided into three clear sections. The first describes the history of the canals, the second looks at their structures and features, and the third suggests special sites of interest around the country, which can be visited by foot or by boat.
£9.25
Ashgrove Publishing Ltd Shipwrecks from the Egyptian Red Sea
Book SynopsisThe Egyptian sector of the Red Sea provides scuba divers with their finest opportunity to explore the most outstanding collection of shipwrecks found anywhere in the world. This edition explores nineteen of the most important and diveable shipwrecks. It also includes details about many of the minor wrecks and a list of more than 250 sunken ships.
£13.50
Poetry Wales Press Wales's Best One Hundred Churches
Book SynopsisIllustrated in colour, this volume encompasses a millennium of Churches around Wales. It is an invaluable repository of history, art and architecture which will appeal to the historian and tourist. Reprint; first published in 2006.
£13.49
Ashmolean Museum Pichvnari Volume 2 19671987
Book SynopsisThe present volume is concerned with some of the work done at Pichnvari between 1960 and 1989. Coin hoards had led to the identification of the site in the 1950s. Small-scale fieldwork was carried out in 1953 and 1956 , but it was only in 1960 that large scale excavation began. Perhaps the most significant contribution was the investigation of the Greek cemetery which constitutes the largest ethnic Greek necropolis in the Black Sea region.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Agincourt 1415: Triumph against the odds
Book SynopsisA concise illustrated study of one of the most iconic battles in English history. Henry V's forces were tired, hungry, and faced a French army three to six times more numerous. However, they possessed several advantages, and English success resulted from the combination of heavily armoured men-at-arms with troops armed with the infamous longbow: the havoc this weapon wreaked was crucial. Using original fifteenth-century evidence, including the surviving French battle plan and the accounts of men present in both armies, this fully illustrated title featuring maps, photographs and detailed original artwork discusses the lead-up to the battle, the tactical dispositions of the two forces and the reasons for the ultimate English success.Table of ContentsOrigins of the Battle The Opposing Commanders The Opposing Armies The Agincourt Campaign The Battle of Agincourt The Outcome of the Battle The Battlefield Today Chronology A Guide to Further Reading Wargaming Agincourt
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2
Book SynopsisGermany's nightfighter force was virtually non-existent at the start of the war, mainly due to Reichmashall Herman Goring's boast that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mid 1940 the folly of this statement had been revealed and the first Luftwaffe nightfighter wing was formed. Their effectiveness was greatly enhanced by the creation of a radar chain stretching from Denmark to Switzerland. By 1942 the Luftwaffe was equiped with some 389 fighters fitted with advanced airbourne radar which helped to destroy hundreds of RAF bombers. This detailed text explains the conflict and tactics flown and includes interviews with some of the leading aces. Scale drawings of the all the major nightfighters used are presented, including the Bf110, Ju88, Do 17/217 and Hs 219.Table of ContentsIntroduction/With Lights and Guns/Intruders/Electronic Eyes/Hamburg Watershed/'Wild Boar' and Jazz Musik/Last Kills/Fighter's Night/Appendices
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Dalesman Publishing Co Ltd Schooldays: Best Days of Our Lives: Volume 1
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Wooden Books Carnac: And Other Megalithic Sites in Southern
Book SynopsisWhy did the ancient Bretons erect over 20,000 menhirs at Carnac? What was the purpose of the alignments, rectangles and dolmens? Was it all just for games? Can anyone make sense of the place? Carnac is the largest megalithic site in the world. Up until now it has kept its secrets. In this book, beautifully illustrated with rare prints and new diagrams, dedicated Carnac sleuth Howard Crowhurst reveals the sophisticated geometry at the heart of this ancient temple.
£7.49
Wooden Books Holy Hills and Pagan Places of Ireland
Book SynopsisThe Irish landscape is alive with pagan powers, gods and spirits. Inside every hill are feasting halls of otherworldly beings who sometimes emerge into our realm, or entice the unwary into theirs. Lakes and rivers have their own divinities, sacred pagan springs cure everything from toothache to insanity, and gods and goddesses live on in ancient stones. In this fascinating and beautiful book Hector McDonnell describes how Ireland's pre-Christian beliefs still shape its rich customs and beliefs today. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
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Country Publications Ltd Bill Mitchell's Yorkshire
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Mortons Media Group An Illustrated History of Cardiff Docks: Pt. 1:
Book SynopsisConcentrates on the Bute West, Bute East and Roath Docks, from their beginnings in the 1840s, through the boom years of the 1950s and ''60s to the period of redevelopment and modernisation. This book includes 300 photographs and maps.
£16.99
Mortons Media Group Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Recollections
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Mortons Media Group Railwaymen of the Welsh Valleys 1914-67: Part 1:
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Mortons Media Group STEAM REMINISCENCES: SOUTHERN
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Brewin Books Beneath the Bull Ring: The Archaeology of Life
Book SynopsisThere have been many books about Birmingham's history but this one is different. It is based on the archaeological evidence from the first major excavations to be carried out in Birmingham city centre. The book is written in a lively, accessible style and contains over 100 illustrations, most in colour. It provides new evidence of Birmingham's origins and its growth as a market town and industrial centre in the medieval period. The book also offers a new perspective on the transformation of Birmingham into 'the first manufacturing town in the world' in the 18th and 19th centuries. A large part of the book is devoted to the excavation of St. Martin's Churchyard, which uncovered 857 burials - in simple graves and elaborate tombs - of the people who made the Industrial Revolution. The burials are explored in fascinating detail, together with analysis of the health of the population based on scientific study of the skeletons. New research reveals intimate details of the lives of the men and women of the town of a thousand trades. If you are interested in the history of Birmingham, this book is essential reading.
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Brewin Books Life in Brampton with Lizzie the Witch
Book SynopsisLizzie Baty, the Brampton Witch (1729-1817), lived close to the village of Brampton in Cumbria and was said to be a 'canny auld body'. A wise woman, she achieved great notoriety in her day. Numerous tales and anecdotes have been handed down over the years relating to Lizzie's 'second-sight', witchcraft and the strange powers that she appeared to possess. They tell of spells, curses and prophecies with Lizzie turning into a hare, her knack of finding lost objects, forecasting marriages as well as strange happenings at her funeral. This book serves to collect together these varying accounts and attempts to establish which are fact and which might be fiction. Whatever conclusion the reader may reach, the Brampton Witch stories, whether real or imagined, are part of Brampton's heritage and deserve to be preserved.
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Brewin Books A Pocket with a Hole: A Birmingham Childhood of
Book SynopsisBrenda Bullock, brought up on a council housing estate in Sheldon, holds up a mirror to Birmingham in the 1940s and 1950s: she tells of the games played then in the streets: hopscotch, queenie, marbles, skipping, roller skating. She takes us back to school life during and after the war, to what it was like to be sick before the advent of the NHS and antibiotics; the struggle to make ends meet and find enough food to put on the table; the pawn shop, hiding from the rentman - all the experiences shared by so many children of the '40s and '50s, all illustrated by line drawings of the old Birmingham landmarks by architect, Matthew Bullock.
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Brewin Books Pubs of Royal Leamington Spa - Two Centuries of
Book SynopsisMany books have been written about Leamington's history, but this one is unique - it is the first to document the history of its pubs. The authors have painstakingly researched more than 200 years of history tracking back to a time in the late 1700s when the small village of Leamington Priors had around 300 residents and just 2 inns. With more than 220 entries and 250 illustrations, this comprehensive work traces the number of co-existing pubs from just 2 to a peak of over 100 before the progressive decline to less than 60 at the end of 2013; opening/closing dates, licence listings and snippets of social history are also included. Whether you are a serious historian, a nostalgic Leamingtonian with a hankering for the local pubs of bygone days or someone who will just enjoy checking out the photos over a quiet pint, this is the book for you.
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Brewin Books Birmingham: The Fifties Revisited
Book SynopsisThe fifties was the decade that saw Birmingham getting back to its feet, shaking off the dust and demolition of the war years and slowly getting on with the business of "Life as normal". For that reason we've deliberately weighted the book in favour of the later years in order to show a brighter city. Digging deep, we've discovered quite a few rare items and, bearing in mind your comments, once again included dozens and dozens of those much-loved street scenes. Lots of firms jostle for position with their advertisements and we do hope that many of our 300+ images ring bells with you. It seems a miracle to me that so much photographic evidence of Birmingham's past still remains!
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Brewin Books Haunted Pubs & Hotels in and Around
Book SynopsisOver ninety public houses and hotels are featured in this book. There is a brief overview of each one, giving type of inn and the fare on offer. Every inn has a story to tell. Some were patronised by royalty, others were smugglers dens or the local 'pick-up joint'! Some were caught up in the civil wars of the 1600s, others were a venue for an illicit romance. A few have even been involved in a murder. Above all, in every one of these hostelries, at one time or another, a ghost has made its presence felt.
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Brewin Books Matthew Boulton and the Soho Mint: Copper to
Book SynopsisMatthew Boulton (1728-1809) was a globally important industrialist who introduced innovative minting practices at this Soho Mint. This book describes the processes involved, from mining the copper to the delivery of products to the customer. There was a shortage of small change towards the end of the 18th century, and Boulton strove to solve this problem, eventually obtaining customers all over Britain, including the British Government. He also made coins for the East India Company, and for Europe, Africa, the West Indies and America. Included is Boulton's role in the copper industry, and how he obtained his raw materials; his expertise in steel making for dies, and the technology of his new steam-powered mint. The design, production, marketing and distribution of the finished product is also covered. The book is illustrated with over 200 colour images, including an extensive section on the coins, tokens and medals produced at the Soho Mint.
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Mortons Media Group Worcestershire
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Cork University Press Wexford Castles: Environment, Settlement and
Book SynopsisBilly Colfer's Wexford Castles expands the IRISH LANDSCAPES series by taking a thematic approach, while still staying loyal to the central landscape focus. Rather than adapting a narrowly architectural approach, he situates these buildings in a superbly reconstructed historical, social, and cultural milieu. County Wexford has three strikingly different regions - the Anglo-Norman south, the hybridised middle and the Gaelic north - which render it a remarkable version in parvo of the wider island. Colfer's wide-angle lens takes in so much than the castles themselves, as he ranges widely and deeply in reading these striking buildings as texts, revealing the cultural assumptions and historical circumstances which shaped them. In this most cosmopolitan of counties, we range far and wide in search of the wide-spreading roots of its cultural landscape - from the Crusades and the Mani peninsula in Greece to the Bristol Channel, from Crac des Chevaliers to Westminster, from the Viking north and the cold Atlantic to the warm Mediterranean south. The book breaks new ground in exploring the long-run cultural shadow cast by the Anglo-Normans and their castles, as this appears in the Gothic Revival, in the poetry of Yeats and in the surprisingly profuse crop of Wexford historians and writers. While most books on a single architectural form can end up visually monotonous, creativity has been lavished on this volume in terms of keeping the images varied, fresh and constantly appealing. The result is a sympathetic and innovative treatment of the castles, understood not just as a mere architectural form, but as keys to unlocking the mentalite of those who lived in them. Wexford Castles: landscape, context and settlement is a worthy conclusion of Billy's Colfer's superb trilogy of landscape studies.Table of ContentsLocation and Landscape Continental Connections Castles in Europe Anglo-Norman Colonisation Thirteenth-century Castles: Conquest and Colony Ferns Castle The Shifting Frontier Social Turmoil Defending the Colony Fortified Churches Tower-House Economy Tower-House Landscapes Tower-House Architecture and Typology The Wexford Fortified Hall-House: Late Sixteenth-century Transitional Residences Endgame Legacy Gazetteer of Tower Houses with Surviving Fabric Appendix 1: Tower Houses: Condition and Documentation Appendix 2: Fortified hall-houses: Condition and Documentation Endnotes Figure sources and attributions Bibliography Index
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Carnegie Publishing Ltd A General Plague of Madness : The Civil Wars in
Book SynopsisLord Derby, Lancashire's highest-ranked nobleman and its principal royalist, once offered the opinion that the English civil wars had been a 'general plague of madness'. Complex and bedevilling, the earl defied anyone to tell the complete story of 'so foolish, so wicked, so lasting a war'. Yet attempting to chronicle and to explain the events is both fascinating and hugely important. Nationally and at the county level the impact and significance of the wars can hardly be over-stated: the conflict involved our ancestors fighting one another, on and off, for a period of nine years; almost every part of Lancashire witnessed warfare of some kind at one time or another, and several towns in particular saw bloody sieges and at least one episode characterised as a massacre.Nationally the wars resulted in the execution of the king; in 1651 the Earl of Derby himself was executed in Bolton in large measure because he had taken a leading part in the so-called massacre in that town in 1644. In the early months of the civil wars many could barely distinguish what it was that divided people in 'this war without an enemy', as the royalist William Waller famously wrote; yet by the end of it parliament had abolished monarchy itself and created the only republic in over a millennium of England's history. Over the ensuing centuries this period has been described variously as a rebellion, as a series of civil wars, even as a revolution.Lancashire's role in these momentous events was quite distinctive, and relative to the size of its population particularly important. Lancashire lay right at the centre of the wars, for the conflict did not just encompass England but Ireland and Scotland too, and Lancashire's position on the coast facing Catholic, Royalist Ireland was seen as critical from the very first months. And being on the main route south from Scotland meant that the county witnessed a good deal of marching and marauding armies from the north. In this, the first full history of the Lancashire civil wars for almost a century, Stephen Bull makes extensive use of new discoveries to narrate and explain the exciting, terrible events which our ancestors witnessed in the cause either of king or parliament. From Furness to Liverpool, and from the Wyre estuary to Manchester and Warrington...civil war actions, battles, sieges and skirmishes took place in virtually every corner of Lancashire.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1Measurements and spellings 5 1 Lancashire in the seventeenth century: people, county, military 7The hundreds of old Lancashire 7Religion and society 17The county as 'Armye' 25 2 'The fittest subject for a King's quarrel': the causes of civil war 35God's war?: Catholic and Protestant 42'A horid, cursed, and barbarous Rebellion': the Irish question 55Gentlemen and townsmen 59The willing and the unwilling 64 3 To arms, and the siege of Manchester, 1642 68Militias and magazines 69The parliamentarian stand at Manchester 71The siege of Manchester, September 1642 77 4 'All barbarous crueltie': the struggle for Lancashire, 1642-43 87Campaigns in east Lancashire, October 1642 88Chowbent, November 1642 93Sir Gilbert Hoghton and Blackburn 95War in the balance, spring 1643 100Preston falls to parliament, February 1643 101Tragedy at Hoghton Tower 103A 'verrey hot skirmish' as Bolton holds out 104Lancaster and the Fylde 107The Santa Anna 108The burning and capture of Lancaster, March 1643 113Preston and Lancaster change hands 115A second royalist attack on Bolton, March 1643 120Parliamentarians attack Wigan, March 1643 122Warrington and the battle of Stockton Heath, April 1643 124 5 The war turns for Parliament 127The battle of Read Bridge, Whalley, April 1643 127South Lancashire and the Fylde, April-May 1643 132Royalist retreat and Warrington attacked, May 1643 135The battle of Adwalton Moor, June 1643 137Hornby, Thurland and the battle of Lindale Close 138Autumn and winter 1643: parliamentarian adventures outside the county 144 6 Lady Derby and the first siege of Lathom House, 1644 149The location and layout of Lathom House 153Desultory siege and negotiations, spring 1644 157Problems facing the besiegers 164Lady Derby takes the initiative 168 7 'Prince Robber' in Lancashire, 1644 173Through Stockport and into Lancashire 175The sack and 'massacre of Bolton, May 1644 176The storming of Liverpool, June 1644 182Rupert aims to relieve the siege of York, June 1644 189 8 'A fatal blow': the aftermath of Marston Moor 191The royalists in Lancashire, summer 1644 195The battle for control of Lancashire, late summer, 1644 197The battle of Ormskirk, August 1644 203 9 The end of the first civil war, 1645 209Liverpool falls to parliament 209Greenhalgh castle 216The end at Lathom and Lancashire troops at Chester 217Final royalist defeat in Lancashire, December 1645 226Reform of the Lancashire committee 229 10 War without conclusion and the 'Province' of Lancashire 238Presbyterianism in Lancashire 244 11 The second civil war, 1648 250An 'Engagement' between king and Scottish royalists 252The Engager army prepares to invade, summer 1648 259'Bloody Preston', 17 August, 1648 267The royalists retreat southwards 278The battle of Winwick, 19 August 1648 281The long road to Uttoxeter 283Preston's legacy: regicide 286 12 The search for peace and the third civil war, 1649-1651 288An accommodation with Lord Derby? 291Political, military and religious reform 293Charles Stuart and the third civil war 298A Scottish royalist army in Lancashire again 301A skirmish at Warrington bridge 303Lord Derby campaigning again in Lancashire 306The battle of Wigan Lane, August 1651 311The earl of Derby captured and tried for treason 316 13 Aftermath 322The true cost of civil war 323The Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1651-1660 331The civil wars in perspective 341Notes and references 354Appendices 368Further reading 388Index 400
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Carnegie Publishing Ltd A History of Kendal
Book SynopsisThe attractive Lakeland town of Kendal has achieved fame well beyond its modest size. Who hasn't heard of Kendal Mint Cake, K Shoes or 'The Gateway to the Lakes'? Although these are indeed all facets of Kendal and its past, they are but a small part of its long and varied history. Written by renowned local historian Andrew White, The History of Kendal is a wonderfully readable, comprehensive account, beautifully illlustrated with a wide range of images. From Roman times right up to date, the book reveals and assesses the events, industries, people and influences that have shaped the place we see today. This lovely book epitomises exactly what local history should be: informative, accessible and attractive. As such, it is certain to have universal appeal, and to be a classic for years to come.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements viii Introduction 1 1 Origins 5 The Roman period in the Kendal area 7 The early Anglo-Saxons 13 The origins of Kendal 14 The earliest written record: Domesday 16 2 The borough and town government 19 The borough 23 The charter of 1575 28 Other official bodies 29 The mock corporation 29 The 1835 Municipal Corporations Act 30 The 1972 Local Government Act 30 Trade companies 31 Elections 33 3 Kendal's castles 36 Castle Howe 37 Kendal Castle 38 The owners of the castle 42 4 Kendal on the map 47 John Speed, 1611 - 12 48 Jefferys, 1770 49 John Todd, 1787 50 J. Lowes, 1798 51 John Wood, 1833 52 Corn Rent map, c.1834 53 Henry Hoggarth, 1853 55 Titus Wilson, 1861 55 Ordnance Survey, 1861 56 Ordnance Survey, 1914 57 5 House and home 59 The Middle Ages 59 Individual larger houses 61 Building materials 63 Tudor and Stuart Kendal 65 The Georgian period 69 The Websters and their circle 73 Victorian developments 75 A Kendal yard in the 1860s 77 The past hundred years 83 6 Shops and businesses 85 The Market Place 85 The inns of Kendal 93 Businesses 97 Shops 102 Banks 105 7 'Pannus mihi Panis': Cloth is bread to me 106 The Flemings 106 Plate section between pages 120 and 121, Percy Duff and Trevor Hughes images in Kendal Town Hall, by kind permission of Kendal Town Council 8 Road, canal and rail 122 Kendal's bridges 122 Transport 126 The Kendal packhorses 126 Roads before the turnpikes 131 Turnpikes 133 Road coaches 136 The Lancaster Canal 140 Carriers 146 Railways 148 M6 and Kendal Bypass 153 9 Health and welfare 155 Benefactions 156 Sandes Hospital 157 Dowker's Almshouses 160 Sleddall's Almshouses 161 Childbirth 162 Concerns about public health 164 Doctors 164 The Dispensary and hospitals 167 The poor 168 Kendal Workhouse 169 Population 172 10 Church and chapel 176 The chapels of the parish church 180 Chantries 181 Bells and organ 183 The Reformation 184 New Anglican churches 186 Nonconformists and dissenters 189 Roman Catholics 193 Religion in Kendal since the 1850s 193 11 Education, leisure, culture and the arts 195 Schools 195 Kendal's artists 200 Literary associations 202 Newspapers 204 Music and theatre 204 Libraries 208 Museums 209 Leisure 212 Food 217 Customs 221 12 Crime and punishment 223 Imprisonment 226 13 War and other troubles 231 Notes and references 236 Select bibliography 250 Index 258
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Carnegie Publishing Ltd Leicester: A Modern History
Book SynopsisThis lavishly produced book brings together an impressive amount of new historical research which seeks to answer this question, providing fresh interpretations of Leicester's history since 1800. The chapters analyse the events, changes and characteristics that have shaped the city and given it its distinctive identity. The sights, sounds and smells of the city in the twenty-first century are products of cumulative layers of history, layers which are peeled back by a specially assembled team of historians, all of whom have lived and worked in Leicester for many years. The result is an important book which helps us to understand the city's past, so that we may better understand the present and know how to approach the future. Above all, this fascinating volume demonstrates that Leicester is a quietly confident city built on firm historical foundations of which Leicester citizens of today can feel very proud.
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Carnegie Publishing Ltd A History of Sussex
Book SynopsisPhilip Payton’s history of the great county of Sussex is a masterly piece of work. Combining sound academic research with a genuine talent for writing, this superb new book tells the story of Sussex from ancient times to the present day, exploring some very interesting themes along the way. “In writing this book I have been struck by just how much Sussex history is `invasion’ and fear of invasion. From those early hunter-gatherers to twenty-fi rstcentury migrants, such `invasions’ have often been enriching. But there have also been invasions on the grand scale, bringing death and destruction and sometimes wholesale upheavals in governance, religion and culture. Which brings us to another strong theme: violence. Civil confl ict, again detectable from earliest times, has been a regular feature of Sussex life, and the Civil War itself had a particular and vivid Sussex dimension. Most astonishing of all, perhaps, is the violence endemic in the Sussex countryside in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries – encompassing smuggling, mutinies, riots, and protests – an aspect of the county’s past that has almost disappeared from popular memory.”
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