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How the Pershore Plum Won the Great War

Author : Professor Maggie Andrews
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750969083
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book How the Pershore Plum Won the Great War written by Professor Maggie Andrews and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First World War was won not just on the battlefields but on the Home Front, by the men, women and children left behind. This book explores the lives of the people of Pershore and the surrounding district in wartime, drawing on their memories, letters, postcards, photographs, leaflets and recipes to demonstrate how their hard work in cultivating and preserving fruit and vegetables helped to win the Great War. Pershore plums were used to make jam for the troops; but ensuring these and other fruits and vegetables were grown and harvested required the labour of land girls, Boy Scouts, schoolchildren, Irish labourers and Belgian refugees. When submarine warfare intensified, food shortages occurred and it became vital for Britain to grow more and eat less food. Housewives faced many challenges in feeding their families and so in 1916 the Pershore Women's Institute was formed, providing many women with practical help and companionship during some of Britain's darkest hours in history.

The British Women's Suffrage Campaign

Author : June Purvis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000319938
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The British Women's Suffrage Campaign written by June Purvis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together twelve chapters from feminist historians from around the world to offer new perspectives on aspects of the campaign for women’s suffrage in Britain. Although the focus is on Britain, this volume signals how the women’s suffrage campaign in Britain embraced both national and global aspects. The historical developments and structures that affected women’s lives and suffrage struggles were not limited to national contexts. Early chapters focus on particular individuals both well and lesser known, including Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Emmeline Pankhurst, as well as Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, Lady Isabel Margesson and Isabella Ford. Later chapters highlight the interrelationship between the British movement and suffrage campaigns across the globe with reference to Austria, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the USA. The chapters deal with issues around strategies, social class, employment, religion, nationalism, empire and race and explore complex issues about women’s roles in campaigning for their democratic right to the parliamentary vote. Offering the reader a broad view of the British women’s suffrage movement, this is the ideal volume for students of women’s and political history in both its national and international contexts.

A History of Worcestershire

Author : David Lloyd
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 180399567X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book A History of Worcestershire written by David Lloyd and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worcestershire is a county of wide, fertile valleys, drained by the Severn, the Avon, the Teme and the Stour and ringed by some of England's best-known hills, including the Malverns and the Cotswolds. This concise but comprehensive account is based on a wealth of published and unpublished research. It is both highly readable and well illustrated, and will interest the general reader, students and local groups seeking to put their own work within a wider perspective. Particular attention is given to the settlement of the county, especially to its colonisation by the Hwicce in the sixth and seventh centuries. There are fascinating insights into the lives of ordinary people through the ages, based on records such as medieval monastic estate records and later probate inventories. Throughout, local happenings are related to national trends, and dramatic events such as the Battle of Evesham of 1265 and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 are highlighted. Contrasts between rural and urban areas are explored, and products such as the carpets of Kidderminster, the salt of Droitwich and the glass of Stourbridge are seen within a wider economic context. Information on important individuals is also examined, some of whom, such as Edward Elgar and the poet Piers Plowman, are already well known, while others emerge from local records for the first time. This book reaches right up to the 1990s, including the triumphs of Worcestershire County Cricket Club and the day-to-day concerns of the Archers in the final chapter.

Worcestershire's War

Author : Adrian Gregson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144563452X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Worcestershire's War written by Adrian Gregson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Worcestershire's First World War. Using letters, diaries and journals made at the time, the book draws together the vast array of experiences from Worcestershire locals to build up a comprehensive picture of how the county experienced the war. It explores among other things the role of Worcestershire s women in wartime, the local regiment fighting in the Middle East and Worcestershire s huge impact on the development of the medical profession during this period. The First World War was not just about the Tommy fighting in the trenches some had a very different experience. Arthur Pepper was a pilot before being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war, and his story is told, along with those of a Navy rating, an Army chaplain and a conscientious objector. The Home Front and everyday life is also considered, with the hardships of food production and the Women s Land Army. This remarkable collection of voices gives a unique insight into this county s First World War.

An Article about Growing Tree Fruit with a Focus on Plums and Damsons

Author : Raymond Bush
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447490304
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book An Article about Growing Tree Fruit with a Focus on Plums and Damsons written by Raymond Bush and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work on plum and damson cultivation is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains information on pruning, manuring, picking and much more. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for the amateur fruit grower. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Tree Fruit Growing - Volume II. - Pears, Quinces and Stone Fruits

Author : Raymond Bush
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447493540
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Tree Fruit Growing - Volume II. - Pears, Quinces and Stone Fruits written by Raymond Bush and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work is a fascinating read for any gardening enthusiast or historian, but contains much information that is still useful and practical today. It is a thoroughly recommended title for the amateur or professional arborist's shelf. Contents Include: Trial and Error, Pears, Pests and Diseases of the Pear, Medlars and Quinces, Almonds, The Apricot, The Cherry, Pests and Diseases of Cherries, The Peach and Nectarine, Pests and Diseases of the Peach and Nectarine, Plums and Damsons, Pests and Diseases of the Plum, Laying Out a Field to Fruit Trees, The Fertility Rules in Fruit Planting, The Spraying of Fruit Trees, Bees in the Garden, Some Useful Tools, and a list of some Useful Books on Fruit Growing. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Garden

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

English Orchards

Author : Gerry Barnes
Publisher : Windgather Press
ISBN 13 : 1914427211
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book English Orchards written by Gerry Barnes and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old orchards have an irresistible appeal. Their ancient trees and obscure fruit varieties seem to provide a direct link with the lost rural world of our ancestors, a time when the pace of life was slower and people had a strong and intimate connection with their local environment. They are also of critical importance for sustaining biodiversity, providing habitats, in particular, for a range of rare invertebrates. Not surprisingly, orchards and the fruit they contain have attracted an increasing amount of attention over the last few decades, from both enthusiastic bands of amateurs and official conservation bodies. But much of what has been written about them is historically vague, romanticized and nostalgic. Orchards have become a symbol of unspoiled, picturesque rural England. This book attempts, for the first time, to provide a comprehensive review of the development of orchards in England from the Middle Ages to the present day. It describes the various different kinds of orchard and explains how, and when, they appeared in the landscape and why they have disappeared, at a catastrophic rate, over the last six decades. Chapters discuss the contrasting histories of fruit growing in different regions of England, the complex story of traditional fruit varieties and the role of orchards in wildlife conservation. In addition, a chapter on researching orchards provides a practical guide for those wishing to investigate the history and archaeology of particular examples.

Roll of Honour

Author : Barry Blades
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473873894
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Roll of Honour written by Barry Blades and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great War was the first 'Total War'; a war in which human and material resources were pitched into a life-and-death struggle on a colossal scale. British citizens fought on both the Battle Fronts and on the Home Front, on the killing fields of France and Flanders as well as in the industrial workshops of 'Blighty'. Men, women and children all played their part in an unprecedented mobilisation of a nation at war. Unlike much of the traditional literature on the Great War, with its understandable fascination with the terrible experiences of 'Tommy in the Trenches', Roll of Honour shifts our gaze. It focuses on how the Great War was experienced by other key participants, namely those communities involved in 'schooling' the nation's children. It emphasises the need to examine the 'myriad faces of war', rather than traditional stereotypes, if we are to gain a deeper understanding of personal agency and decision making in times of conflict and upheaval. The dramatis personae in Roll of Honour include Head Teachers and Governors charged by the Government with mobilising their 'troops'; school masters, whose enlistment, conscription or conscientious objection to military service changed lives and career paths; the 'temporary' school mistresses who sought to demonstrate their 'interchangeability' in male dominated institutions; the school alumni who thought of school whilst knee-deep in mud; and finally, of course, the school children themselves, whose 'campaigns' added vital resources to the war economy. These 'myriad faces' existed in all types of British school, from the elite Public Schools to the elementary schools designed for the country's poorest waifs and strays. This powerful account of the Great War will be of interest to general readers as well as historians of military campaigns, education and British society.

Worcestershire County Council Agricultural Quarterly Chronicle

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Worcestershire County Council Agricultural Quarterly Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British River Navigations

Author : Stuart Fisher
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472900847
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book British River Navigations written by Stuart Fisher and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's rivers deserve to be better known. Teeming with wildlife, steeped in history, sporting bridges, docks and stunning architecture, not to mention supporting riverside pubs, waterways museums and a variety of places of interest, they are the country's essential arteries, connecting inland Britain with the sea. From such world-renowned rivers as the Trent and Severn to little known tributaries like the Wharf, Wissey and Lark, British River Navigations celebrates England's inland rivers which have been improved for navigation, initially for commercial use, but now mostly carrying leisure craft. A fantastic celebration in its own right, alongside the author's previous Canals of Britain and Rivers of Britain this new book completes a trilogy on the different routes that can be used by large and small craft through the inland as well as tidal rivers of Britain. As with his other two books, it takes a wide ranging and detailed look at the built and natural environments surrounding these waterway gems. It explores the history, folklore, wildlife, literature and nearby towns and villages, all illustrated with beautiful maps and colour photographs. So much more than just a guidebook, it contains fascinating detail about our often surprising waterways right across the country. For anyone enjoying England's rivers for recreation or transportation, this captivating guide gives a fascinating insight into the lifeblood of our countryside.

The Garden

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book The Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Worcestershire Parish at War

Author : Mollie Carney
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445626411
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book A Worcestershire Parish at War written by Mollie Carney and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original study of the lives and times of a group of inspirational Worcestershire people who would otherwise be forgotten; this book saves them from anonymity.

Engel's England

Author : Matthew Engel
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847659284
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Engel's England written by Matthew Engel and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: England, says Matthew Engel, is the most complicated place in the world. And, as he travels through each of the historic English counties, he discovers that's just the start of it. Every county is fascinating, the product of a millennium or more of history: still a unique slice of a nation that has not quite lost its ancient diversity. He finds the well-dressers of Derbyshire and the pyromaniacs of Sussex; the Hindus and huntsmen of Leicestershire; the goddess-worshippers of Somerset. He tracks down the real Lancashire, hedonistic Essex, and the most mysterious house in Middlesex. In Durham he goes straight from choral evensong to the dog track. As he seeks out the essence of each county - from Yorkshire's broad acres to the microdot of Rutland - Engel always finds the unexpected . Engel's England is a totally original look at a confused country: a guidebook for people who don't think they need a guidebook. It is always quirky, sometimes poignant and often extremely funny.

Gardeners' Chronicle

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gardeners' Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dictionary of Pub Names

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Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781840222661
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (226 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Pub Names written by and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For hundreds of years, the public house in its many guises, from urban gin palace to wayside coaching inn, has been a charming and quintessential feature of British life, and hence the names and signs associated with pubs are a constant reminder of our history, cultural heritage, folklore and local identity.The Wordsworth Dictionary of Pub Names is a fascinating compilation containing nearly five thousand absorbing entries and can be dipped into for fun or consulted on a serious level for intriguing and amusing information not readily available elsewhere. The local pub is an institution unique to the British Isles, but since English literature abounds with references to hostelries past and present, real and imagined, and no tourist's itinerary is complete without a visit to one or several on their route, its virtues are celebrated worldwide and readers everywhere will enjoy an affectionate and, perhaps, nostalgic browse through the pages of this entertaining dictionary.