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Neddytown A History Of Draycott And Church Wilne
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Book Synopsis Neddytown: A History of Draycott and Church Wilne by : Richard Guise
Download or read book Neddytown: A History of Draycott and Church Wilne written by Richard Guise and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Derbyshire villages of Draycott and Church Wilne have dozed quietly beside the left bank of the Derwent for more than a thousand years, barely registering a mention even in the history of the area. But have things really been as quiet as that? What about the case of the dodgy 18th-century vicar? The flying corpse? The combustible cricketer? And more disastrous, but unexplained, fires than you could shake a stick at. No, things are definitely not as quiet as they seem down by the Derwent. And anyway, why are the local inhabitants known as 'Neddies'?
Book Synopsis Around France with Thicknesse and Smelfungus by : Richard Guise
Download or read book Around France with Thicknesse and Smelfungus written by Richard Guise and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Britons France has provided their first taste of that alien world called 'abroad' - and sometimes their last. Richard Guise has tracked down ten travellers' tales from three centuries, before venturing forth himself to follow some of their wanderings across the country. He finds out what's left from the sights they saw and how dramatically the country and its people changed over these turbulent times - taking in the years of the Grand Tour, the Revolution and the Napoleonic era; the coming of the railways, holidays and guide books; two world wars, recovery and prosperity; and the twenty-first-century threat of terrorism. His virtual companions include two Grand Tourers (Philip Thicknesse and Tobias Smollett - nicknamed Smelfungus), the man rumoured to have inspired Karl Baedeker, a future chairman of London County Council and Richard's own father, a D-Day survivor. They're not all complimentary about France and the French...
Book Synopsis Old Geezer's Dictionary of Irritants. From Aaaah to Zoo, over a thousand annoying aspects of British life by : Richard Guise
Download or read book Old Geezer's Dictionary of Irritants. From Aaaah to Zoo, over a thousand annoying aspects of British life written by Richard Guise and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-25 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All day, every day we're surrounded by things that annoy us. So it's surprising we've had to wait until now for a reasonable list. Speaking up for irritated people all over Britain, the Old Geezer's Dictionary of Irritants points a decisive finger at offenders, with both gusto and humour.
Book Synopsis Life in the Old Dogs Yet: a short amble in Ireland by : Richard Guise
Download or read book Life in the Old Dogs Yet: a short amble in Ireland written by Richard Guise and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four English blokes of a certain age strike out from their Leicestershire local and head for the hills of the Dingle Peninsula. This laugh-out-loud tale of their short amble on the wild west coast of Ireland is packed with character and characters, beer and banter, daftness and a dolphin.
Book Synopsis The Making of Revolutionary Paris by : David Garrioch
Download or read book The Making of Revolutionary Paris written by David Garrioch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-08-16 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An unusually compelling work of scholarly synthesis: a history of a city of revolution in a revolutionary century. Garrioch claims that until 1750 Paris remained a city characterized by a powerful sense of hierarchy. From the mid-century on, however, and with gathering speed, economic, demographic, political, and social change swept the city. Having produced an extremely engaging account of the old corporate society, Garrioch turns to the forces that relentlessly undermined it."—John E. Talbott, author of The Pen and Ink Sailor: Charles Middleton and the King's Navy, 1778-1813 "A truly wonderful synthesis of the many historical strands that compose the history of eighteenth-century Paris. In rewriting the history of the French Revolution as a more than century-long urban metamorphosis, Garrioch makes a brilliant case for the centrality of Paris in the history of France."—Bonnie Smith, author of The Gender of History: Men, Women, and Historical Practice
Book Synopsis Aberdeen Before 1800 by : E. Patricia Dennison
Download or read book Aberdeen Before 1800 written by E. Patricia Dennison and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2002 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, the earlier of the two-volume official History of Aberdeen, provides a comprehensive picture of the development of the two historic burghs of Old Aberdeen and New Aberdeen over their first seven centuries, from 1100 to 1800. As early as the 14th century, Aberdeen was: recognized as one of the 'four great towns of Scotland'. Early settlement, the growing townscape and social change over the centuries are all traced. Aberdeen's contacts with the sea and other towns overseas and its economy and politics, both local and national, are assessed. And Aberdonians themselves, the vital forces behind the history of the two burghs, are highlighted: their faith and culture, homes and health, and their education and pastimes are all rediscovered.
Download or read book Suburban Century written by Mark Clapson and published by . This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad architecture. Soulless. Are the suburbs really as homogenous and conservative as we think they are? This wide-ranging comparative study of England and the USA offers new interpretations on suburbia.
Book Synopsis Imagined Londons by : Pamela K. Gilbert
Download or read book Imagined Londons written by Pamela K. Gilbert and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagined Londons explores the diverse ways that Britain's "global city" has been imagined and represented in literature, history, the arts, and popular culture, from the mid–nineteenth century to the present day. American and British contributors examine a variety of topics, ranging from poetry to architecture, from dance music to gay pornography, from "tube" maps to the role of Bangladeshi communities in shaping contemporary London politics. Broadly interdisciplinary and deeply attentive to London's historical diversity, the book is unified by its attention to a single question: How have the many imaginations and representations of London shaped—and been shaped by—history and culture? The answers provided within this volume offer the chance to view London in surprising new ways.
Download or read book Microcosm written by Norman Davies and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2002 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid exploration of what it means to be Central European using the city of Breslau as a microcosm of the region. Central Europe has always been endowed with a rich variety of migrants and settlers, and has repeatedly been the scene of nomadic invasions, mixed settlements and military conquests. As a result, the area has witnessed a profusion of languages, cultures, religions and nationalities. The history of Silesia's main city can be seen as a fascinating tale in its own right, but it is more than that. It embodies all the experiences which have made Central Europe what it is - the rich mixture of nationalities and cultures; the German settlement and the reflux of the Slavs; a Jewish presence of exceptional distinction; a turbulent succession of Imperial rulers; and the shattering exposure to both Nazis and Stalinists. In short, it is a Central European microcosm. The third largest German city of the mid-nineteenth century, Breslau's population reached one million in 1945, before the bitter German defence of the city against the Soviets wrought almost total destruction. Transferred to Poland after the war, Breslau has risen from ruins and is again a thriving economic and cultural centre of the region.
Book Synopsis Bedford's Motoring Heritage by : Richard Wildman
Download or read book Bedford's Motoring Heritage written by Richard Wildman and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2003 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, a rich heritage of pictures and other information about private motoring in Bedford since the turn of the 20th century highlights a little known aspect of the town's history.
Book Synopsis A Compact History of Birr by : Oisín Deery
Download or read book A Compact History of Birr written by Oisín Deery and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
