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Book Synopsis Gibside and the Bowes Family by : Margaret Wills
Download or read book Gibside and the Bowes Family written by Margaret Wills and published by Phillimore. This book was released on 1995 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Bowes family has the added interest of being interwoven with that of the development and later neglect of the Gibside estate in County Durham. In 1693 Sir William Bowes of Streatham married Elizabeth Blakiston and so brought the Gibside estate into the possession of the Bowes family. Their youngest son George Bowes became the owner of Gibside and other family estates. Bowes had great energy and interests, with substantial wealth based on coal. One of his activities, perhaps the most lasting, was to develop Gibside estate.
Book Synopsis A Most Remarkable Family by : Michael Hewitt
Download or read book A Most Remarkable Family written by Michael Hewitt and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a cold day on the thirtieth of January 1649 in London, an anonymous executioner severed the head of King Charles I of England. The watching crowds had very mixed feelings about this regicide, but Oliver Cromwell’s troops kept order, and eventually the crowd dispersed, stunned by this momentous event in English history, which left the country in turmoil. Amongst the crowd that day were a father of fifty-nine years and his three sons. This moment in history was to change their lives. Who were this family? Where had they come from? What would become of them? The answer to these questions would lead us back to King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, forward to our own Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and would also greatly influence much of American history.
Book Synopsis A People's History of Gibside by : Helen MacFarlane
Download or read book A People's History of Gibside written by Helen MacFarlane and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gibside, once one of the finest landscapes of the Georgian era, is a lasting testament to hard graft: the miners who gouged the coal out of the ground, the workmen who moved huge weights of earth, the carpenters, stonemasons, gardeners, servants, the men and women, the skilled and unskilled, the craftsmen and the labourers. And their families, generations of whom lived and worked on the estate. The story of Gibside is a very human one, full of highs and lows, from parties and pageants to death and devastation. There are poachers and princes; pheasants and pot-shots; foresters and farmers; radicals, ruin and regeneration; disputes over earldoms and rights of way; a White Lady and a black-hearted villain.The book begins with George Bowes, who inherited the estate in 1722, and takes us through the 300 years that finally brought Gibside into the safe hands of the National Trust.240 pages, including over 150 black and white photographs
Book Synopsis The Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend by :
Download or read book The Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Northern Landscapes by : Tom E. Faulkner
Download or read book Northern Landscapes written by Tom E. Faulkner and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2010 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How distinctive is the landscape of the North East of England? How far does its distinctive nature contribute to region's identity? These are key questions addressed by this book, drawing on hiterto little-known detail and many new research findings. --
Book Synopsis Music in North-east England, 1500-1800 by : Stephanie Carter
Download or read book Music in North-east England, 1500-1800 written by Stephanie Carter and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection situates the North-East within a developing nationwide account of British musical culture.
Book Synopsis The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham by : William Fordyce
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham written by William Fordyce and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ghostly Tyne and Wear by : Rob Kirkup
Download or read book Ghostly Tyne and Wear written by Rob Kirkup and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From reports of haunted castles, pubs, theatres and shopping arcades, to heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, poltergeists and related supernatural phenomena, Ghostly Tyne & Wear investigates thirty of the most haunted locations in Tyne & Wear today. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources, this selection includes a phantom highwayman at Blacksmith's Table Restaurant in Washington, a Carry On film legend who haunts the Empire Theatre in Sunderland, a mischievous poltergeist at the the Central Arcade in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as well as sightings of phantom soldiers at Arbeia Roman Fort in South Shields. Illustrated with over sixty photographs, together with location and access details for each location, this book is sure to appeal all those interested in finding out more about the area's haunted heritage.
Book Synopsis A Handbook for Travellers in Durham and Northumberland. (Murray's Hand-book Durham & Northumberland.) With ... Map by : John Murray (Firm)
Download or read book A Handbook for Travellers in Durham and Northumberland. (Murray's Hand-book Durham & Northumberland.) With ... Map written by John Murray (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Treasures of Britain by : John Julius Norwich
Download or read book Treasures of Britain written by John Julius Norwich and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers alphabetical listings of more than two thousand locations, including gardens, historic houses, museums, and natural sites.
Book Synopsis Music by Subscription by : Simon D.I. Fleming
Download or read book Music by Subscription written by Simon D.I. Fleming and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book breaks new ground in the social and cultural history of eighteenth-century music in Britain through the study of a hitherto neglected resource, the lists of subscribers that were attached to a wide variety of publications, including musical works. These lists shed considerable light on the nature of those who subscribed to music, including their social status, place of employment, residence, and musical interests. Through broad analysis of subscription data, the contributors reveal insights into social and economic changes during the period, and the types of music favoured by groups like music clubs, the aristocracy, the clergy, and by men and women. With chapters on female composers and listeners, music and the slave economy, musical patronage, the print trade, and nationality, this book provides innovative perspectives that enhance our understanding of music’s social spheres, the emergence of music publishing, and the potential of digital musicology research.
Book Synopsis Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend by :
Download or read book Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Estates, Enterprise and Investment at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution by : David Oldroyd
Download or read book Estates, Enterprise and Investment at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution written by David Oldroyd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the eighteenth century the landed estate represented the largest and most clearly defined type of business organisation in existence in pre-industrial England. Given the need for capital, wayleave rights and a ready supply of coal, iron and other raw materials it is unsurprising that most historians tend to place Britain's formative industrial development on such estates where all these elements were available. Yet despite this consensus, relatively little attention has been paid to the management and accountancy practices of these estates, which have the potential to reveal much about the development of the industrial revolution. In this study the management practice on estates in the north-east of England (c.1700-1780) is examined through the lens of the accounts and supporting documentation. Accounts encompassed every aspect of estate operations from the housekeeper's groceries to the lead and coal mines, and thus provide direct evidence of the underlying management systems over a diverse range of activities. The information flows on estates serve as an excellent medium for testing hypotheses concerning the management of estates and the attitudes of their owners and stewards. Focusing on the surviving accounts of three leading gentry families, Bowes, Ridley and Cotesworth, who came from contrasting social backgrounds, two main issues are addressed. The first concerns the productivity of estates. Were estates managed efficiently as productive investments, and more specifically, to what extent can the landowners and their stewards legitimately be described as capitalists? The second, related, question asks in what ways did accounting aid managerial activity at this early stage of industrial development? These are the central questions this book addresses through examination of the nature and function of accounts within the organisation. By looking in detail at records from this crucial region during the period of transition to an industrial
Book Synopsis History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by : Whellan, William, & Co
Download or read book History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham written by Whellan, William, & Co and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Country Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity by :
Download or read book Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A classified catalogue of papers from Archaeologia aeliana, 1813-1913", is included in the Centenary volume, ser. 3, v. 10, p. 334-376.
Download or read book Wedlock written by Wendy Moore and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cinematic and thrilling true story exploring the life and catastrophic marriage of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore—“a tale of wealth, status, and privilege, laced with lust, greed, [and] pride” (The Times) “Spectacular . . . Serious, perceptive, thoughtful and—by no means least—compulsively readable.”—Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post With the death of her fabulously wealthy coal magnate father, Mary Eleanor Bowes became the richest heiress in Britain. An ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II, Mary grew to be a highly educated young woman, winning acclaim as a playwright and botanist. At eighteen, she married the handsome but aloof ninth Earl of Strathmore in a celebrated, if ultimately troubled, match that forged the Bowes Lyon name. Freed from this unhappy marriage by her husband’s early death, she stumbled headlong into scandal when a charming Irish soldier, Captain Andrew Robinson Stoney, flattered his way into the merry widow’s bed. When Mary heard that her gallant hero was mortally wounded in a duel defending her honor, she could hardly refuse his dying wish; four days later they were married. Yet the “captain” was not what he seemed. Staging a sudden and remarkable recovery, Stoney was revealed as a debt-ridden lieutenant, a fraudster, and a bully. Immediately taking control of Mary’s vast fortune, he squandered her wealth and embarked on a campaign of appalling violence and cruelty against his new bride. Finally, fearing for her life, Mary dared to plan an audacious escape and an even more courageous battle to reclaim her liberty and her fortune. Based on meticulous archival research, Wedlock is a gripping, addictive biography, ripped from the headlines of eighteenth-century England.
