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11 produkter
Sheffield Workhouse
Häftad, 2010
195 kr
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The records of the Sheffield Workhouse were destroyed in the bombing of Sheffield during the Second World War. However, using archive material, newspaper reports and the remaining Guardians’ minutes from 1890, this book reveals the story of this feared local institution. Famously contentious, the …
Yorkshire Villains
Rogues, Rascals and Reprobates
Häftad, 2011
201 kr
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Discover the darker side of Yorkshire with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the county. Featuring tales of highwaymen, cut throats, poachers, poisoners, thieves and murderers, all factions of the criminal underworld are included in this macabre selection of tales. Drawing …
Murder and Crime Leeds
Häftad, 2012
189 kr
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Discover the darker side of Leeds with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes the case of Mary Bateman, known as the Yorkshire Witch, and that tale of a man so determined to …
19th Century Barnsley Murders
E-bok, 2021
131 kr
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19th Century Barnsley Murders is a telling account of crimes in the Barnsley area that have remained unpublished for more than a century. The book reveals the dark heart of the town and reflects not only the poverty and squalor in which many people of the time lived, but also the deep-rooted …
Story of Sheffield at War 1939 to 1945
Inbunden, 2017
225 kr
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This is a unique account of the impact that the Second World War had on the city of Sheffield. Soon after the declaration of war, the government and the people of Sheffield realised that the Germans would make the city one of their prime targets, due to the importance of the steel industry. Also, …
Rotherham in the Great War
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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Many Rotherham men had never fired a shot in their lives before they enlisted, to fight in what quickly became known as the Great War. Some of them had never travelled further than Sheffield or Doncaster and had only used lathes and ploughshares, prior to conscription. Now those same men were …
The Story of Sheffield at War
1939 to 1945
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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This is a unique account of the impact that the Second World War had on the city of Sheffield. Soon after the declaration of war, the government and the people of Sheffield realized that the Germans would make the city one of their prime targets, due to the importance of the steel industry. Also, …
Rotherham Murders
A Half-Century of Serious Crime, 1900–1950
E-bok, 2011
152 kr
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This true crime history reveals murder and mayhem in a small Yorkshire town as England entered and recovered from two world wars.During the first half of the twentieth century, Rotherham was a town like any other in South Yorkshire. It was transformed by industrial expansion, modernization, and two …
Rotherham Murders
A Half-Century of Serious Crime, 1900–1950
E-bok, 2011
152 kr
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This true crime history reveals murder and mayhem in a small Yorkshire town as England entered and recovered from two world wars.During the first half of the twentieth century, Rotherham was a town like any other in South Yorkshire. It was transformed by industrial expansion, modernization, and two …
Sheffield Crimes
A Gruesome Selection of Victorian Cases
Häftad, 2011
123 kr
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This volume collects together the most shocking criminal cases from Sheffield's Victorian newspapers. These grisly cases will transport the horrified reader back to a time where horse-drawn carriages clattered through the streets of the city, and the town's gin palaces and music halls teemed with …
Sheffield Book of Days
Inbunden, 2012
133 kr
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Taking you through the year day by day, The Sheffield Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods of history. Events include matters of national importance such as the Coronation of George IV, as well as local incidents such as the …
