The first Baron John Maltravers led an extraordinary life. This fascinating history contains references to both published and unpublished sources. Illustrated with maps, photographs and family trees, the book provides readers with a detailed account...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Jan-2020, Hardback, Kirjastus: Robert Hale Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780719830532)
Tracing family history has become increasingly popular over the last few decades and the availability of many records online means that those fortunate enough to have Scottish ancestors can easily access many of the sources they need to build t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Jan-2020, Hardback, Kirjastus: Silver Link Books, ISBN-13: 9781857944884)
This book, to published in two parts, is dedicated to the memories of all those people who once worked for the Great Western Railway in South Wales, at Pontypool Road loco depot, the Eastern Valley and the Vale of Neath railway, as well as to those p...Loe edasi...
In virtually every street in Norwich, you can see the legacy left by the city’s trade and industry over the centuries. Norwich at Work tells the story of its citizens’ working life and also guides present-day visitors and resi...Loe edasi...
This book provides a fascinating insight into the people, places and events that are Kents Military Heritage from Roman times to the present day....Loe edasi...
A stunning collection of images showcasing the Welsh Marches counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire in all their glory, which capture the essence of the area....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Jan-2020, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517909338)
Spanning the half-century after the Civil War, Degrees of Freedom draws a rare picture of black experience in a northern state and of the nature of black discontent and action within a predominantly white, ostensibly progressive society....Loe edasi...
The history of Roscommon in the 1912–23 period is one of transition to new political allegiances while retaining old economic desires. Almost wholly dependent on agriculture to fuel the local economy and sustain the county’s people, the f...Loe edasi...
For the residents of Ragley, the small Yorkshire village, the war is finally starting to feel like a distant memory. After the death of their mother, her brother, Freddie, has come to depend on her and her husband, but their lives will soon cha...Loe edasi...
The story of those who have made whisky in Campbeltown will delight both malt whisky enthusiasts and local historians who seek beyond superficiality and myth....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jan-2020, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780752448091)
Presents the history of ghosts at Christmas. Beginning with early folklore and moving right through to the modern day, this work details how the Christmas period came to be increasingly associated with apparitions of all kinds. It explores in d...Loe edasi...