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  • Ipswich Pubs

    Serier serie Pubs
    Ipswich is a brewery town. The administrative centre of the agricultural county of Suffolk, world famous for its barley and brewing, Ipswich was for decades the home of the Cobbold (later Tolly Cobbold) brewery, which was not only a prominent local employer but influenced the development of the town, through the Cobbold family’s interest in and patronage of sport, the arts, and politics. Ipswich ... Læs mere

    100,61 kr.

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  • The Stories Behind London's Streets

    The streets of London flourish like possibly no other city on earth, with stories from its rich history, stories of death - fire - disease, of riots, and grisly murders, but also of tales of happiness, determination and success. Behind every story and every street however, are the people who lived, worked, played, and even murdered there.Everyone thinks they know of the legend of Dick Turpin, the ... Læs mere

    37,98 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Victorian City

    Everyday Life in Dickens' London

    From the bestselling popular historian comes a masterly recreation of Victorian London, whose raucous streets and teeming denizens inspired and permeated the works of one of Britain's - and the world's - greatest novelists: Charles Dickens.The nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented transformation, and nowhere was this more apparent than on the streets of London. In only a few decades, ... Læs mere

    106,24 kr.

  • The Heart of Glasgow

    af Jack House ...
    Heart of Glasgow is still regarded as THE quintessential book on Glasgow. It stays strictly within the bounds of what has always been referred to as 'the City', that is the area resembling a cross and consisting of the High Street from as far north as the cathedral down to Bridgegate on the Clyde with the east-west thoroughfare stretching accross the High Street through the Trongate and down what ... Læs mere

    40,49 kr.

  • Shakespeare's Local

    Seven Centuries of History Seen Through One Extraordinary Pub

    af Pete Brown ...
    Welcome to the George Inn near London Bridge; a cosy, wood-pannelled, galleried coaching house a few minutes' walk from the Thames. Grab yourself a pint, listen to the chatter of the locals and lean back, resting your head against the wall. And then consider this: who else has rested their head against that wall, over the last 600 years?Chaucer and his fellow pilgrims almost certainly drank in the ... Læs mere

    84,74 kr.

  • Hidden Dublin

    Deadbeats, Dossers And Decent Skins

    af Frank Hopkins ...
    Serier serie Hidden City Series
    Criminal incidents, accidents, whippings, beatings, jail escapes and hangings were all part of Dublin's 'brilliant parade' in the eighteenth and nineteenth century, including actors, clergymen, scientists, politicians and rogues and rascals of every hue. Hopkins describes the poverty, soup kitchens, food riots, street beggars and workhouses that were all a feature of Dublin life. He also ... Læs mere

    48,59 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Dickens and the Workhouse

    Oliver Twist and the London Poor

    The recent discovery that as a young man Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide, and the campaign to save the workhouse from demolition caught the public imagination. Internationally, the media immediately grasped the idea that Oliver Twist's workhouse had been found, and made public the news that both the workhouse and Dickens's old home were ... Læs mere

    118,82 kr.

  • Manchester Streets and Manchester Men

    af T. Swindells ...
    This scarce book was first published in 1908 and is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It provides an absorbing insight into the history of a selection of Manchester streets and their occupants - Cheetham Hill Road, Withy Grove, Shuderhill, Rochdale Road, and Oldham Road. A fascinating read for any local historian. With nine full page illustrations. Many of the earliest books, ... Læs mere

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  • An Echo from the Green Fields

    af John Barber ...
    These articles have been previously published in national and local British newspapers and magazines and now collected in one book. They start with four London walks around Camden, Hampstead, Highgate and on to Petticoat Lane and Camden Market taking in the Monument. There are several pieces on Hertford where I live with notes on its history, culture and people. Also included are articles on ... Læs mere

    6,28 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Death, Dynamite and Disaster

    A Grisly British Railway History

    af Rosa Matheson ...
    A safe mode of transport today, the railways were far from vehicles of sleepy commute when they first came into service; indeed, accidents were commonplace and sometimes were a result of something far more sinister. In this fresh approach to railway history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim and grisly railway past.These horrible happenings include memorable disasters and accidents, the lack of ... Læs mere

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  • Pocket Guide to Pubs and Their Histories

    The portable guide to potable purveyors. "From alehouses, inns, and taverns, to the pubs we know today, Gordon Thorburn explains all . . . Cheers!" — Best of BritishIs there really a pub called The Toad Rock Retreat? Which one town has the pubs with both the longest and the shortest names? How many Lions, Crowns, and Horses are there? How many pubs are called The Speculation, The Triple Plea, and ... Læs mere

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  • Hidden Cork

    Charmers, Chancers & Cute Hoors

    Serier serie Hidden City Series
    NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK.In this collection, Michael Lenihan delves into the rich tapestry of Cork's history to reveal some of its most bizarre events and strangest characters. From quack doctor Baron Spolasco, to the outlaw Airt Ó Laoghaire, Cork has seen some eccentric, wonderful and even some downright nasty people.With revelations of mass graves in Bishop Lucey Park,how Jonathan Swift was ... Læs mere

    63,29 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus