Chronicles Of Old Pontefract

Author : Lorenzo Padgett
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267517985
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Chronicles of Old Pontefract (Classic Reprint) written by Lorenzo Padgett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chronicles of Old Pontefract The design of the Compiler of these Chronicles of Old Pontefract has been to compress within the limits of an easily accessible volume the broad outlines of the history of this ancient Borough, more especially as it is interwoven with the general history of England. The indefatigable labours of Boothroyd and Fox during the early part of the last Century have laid the present writer under obligations which it would be impossible to exaggerate. In their day, however, the Public Records - since transcribed by the various Archaeological Associations - were largely ih accessible, and hence errors into which these early historians fell have since been corrected by subsequent writers, more especially by the late Mr. Richard Holmes, of Ponte fract - a painstaking and enthusiastic antiquary, whose researches into Pontefract history deservedly entitle him to a place in the front rank among our local celebrities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.