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  • The Butcher, The Tailor, The Picture-Frame Maker…

    Stories of Middle Way

    de Gareth Winrow ...
    As she awaits her execution at Oxford Castle, a newly wed woman from a God-fearing family, convicted for murdering her housemaid, is pardoned at the last minute by King George II. A butcher suddenly disappears and changes his identity after the tragic death of his young wife. A picture-frame maker from humble origins becomes ‘the richest man in Oxford’ and is at ease socialising with the ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Past Lives, Forgotten Stories

    Cobbled Patchworks of History

    de Gareth Winrow ...
    In this richly woven tapestry of family, social, and local history, the lives of ordinary people unfold in extraordinary ways.The Jaques brothers were part of the infamous Long Company — a criminal gang that brought fear to the streets of Prescot in the mid-nineteenth century. A silk winder rose to fame as a blackfaced performer on the variety theatre circuit across northern England. In a bold ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • Whispers Across Continents: In Search of the Robinsons

    de Gareth Winrow ...
    Through the lens of an extraordinary family, a number of fascinating stories relating to the wider tumult of late nineteenth-century Europe are revealed in this book. Playing an instrumental role in the Ottoman Empire, the story of the Robinsons is a rags-to-riches tale that stretches from the tenant farms of Lincolnshire to the palaces of Constantinople. Based on extensive archival research, ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • Voices from the Great Houses of Ireland: Life in the Big House

    Cork and Kerry

    de Jane O'Keeffe ...
    Did you ever see a big house in the countryside and wonder who used to live in such a property? Have you ever wondered about the story behind such an old and historic house? This book reveals the story behind some of the greatest houses in Ireland. Maurice O'Keefe has interviewed the surviving members of many of the Anglo-Irish and old Irish families who lived, and in many cases still live, in ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Hidden Cork

    Charmers, Chancers & Cute Hoors

    de Michael Lenihan ...
    Series series Hidden City Series
    NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK.In this collection, Michael Lenihan delves into the rich tapestry of Cork's history to reveal some of its most bizarre events and strangest characters. From quack doctor Baron Spolasco, to the outlaw Airt Ó Laoghaire, Cork has seen some eccentric, wonderful and even some downright nasty people.With revelations of mass graves in Bishop Lucey Park,how Jonathan Swift was ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Exploring West Yorkshire's History - The City of Bradford

    de Nigel A. Ibbotson ...
    Exploring West Yorkshire's History - is a journey through the wonderfully varied landscape of West Yorkshire, and examines its rich history through contemporary colour photographs and words. Many of the areas we will explore throughout our journey have been designated Areas of Outstanding Beauty. West Yorkshire is a place of history and legend, with its many ruined castles and abbeys. Moving from ... Leer más

    $2.67 USD

  • Liverpools Irish Connection

    de Michael Kelly ...
    This book is for a wide audience who have an interest in outstanding people. It will appeal to those with a love of Irish history, the world of entertainment, the theatre, medicine and history in general, the sociological conditions of the poor in the nineteenth and twentieth century.Michael James Whitty, Wexford journalist, founder of the Liverpool Police force and Fire Service in 1836 and was ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Aspects of Barnsley 7

    Discovering Local History

    de Brian Elliot ...
    The Aspects series takes the readers on a voyage of nostalgic discovery through their town, city or area. Following on from the success of Aspects of Barnsley 6, the series continues with Aspects of Barnsley 7. Brian Elliott offers the reader a chance to become re-acquainted with the forgotten by-ways of the social history in the Barnsley area. Aspects of Barnsley 7 contains a well researched and ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Aspects of Birmingham

    Discovering Local History

    de Brian Hall ...
    There are now over 25 books published as part of the Aspects Series, each one taking readers on a voyage of nostalgic discovery through their town, city or area. Here Birmingham, once "The Workshop of the Empire" is revealed in twelve studies of the city and its people. Here we find "Birmingham Municipal Bank", the only successful council operated bank and "Lesser Known Characters" about the city. ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Genius for Money

    de Dr. Caroline Dakers ...
    This is the spectacular rags-to-riches story of James Morrison (1789–1857), who began life humbly but through hard work and entrepreneurial brilliance acquired a fortune unequalled in nineteenth-century England. Using the extensive Morrison archive, Caroline Dakers presents the first substantial biography of the richest commoner in England, recounting the details of Morrison's personal life while ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • Elite Women and the Agricultural Landscape, 1700–1830

    de Briony McDonagh ...
    Series series Studies in Historical Geography
    Elite Women and the Agricultural Landscape, 1700–1830 offers a detailed study of elite women’s relationships with landed property, specifically as they were mediated through the lens of their estate management and improvement. This highly original book provides an explicitly feminist historical geography of the eighteenth-century English rural landscape. It addresses important questions about ... Leer más

    $56.99 USD

  • Northerners

    A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day

    de Brian Groom ...
    A Waterstones Best History Book of the YearThe bestselling history of the North of England as told through the lives of its inhabitants.‘Entertaining’ The Times‘Definitive’ The Mirror‘Highly readable’ Financial TimesA work of unrivalled scale and ambition, Northerners is the defining biography of northern England.This authoritative new hist... ... Leer más

    $8.49 USD

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