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6 produkter
Merrymaking and Frolic
A History of Fairs and the People Who Made Them
Häftad, 2027
307 kr
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Traces the history, customs and hardships faced by British travelling showmen and -women.Few other trades bring together such a variety of skills and talents as showmanship. In Merrymaking and Frolic, Nicholas Fogg argues that this oft-misunderstood community is a cultural group, not an ethnic one. …
Tudor Theatre
1576-1642
Inbunden, 2026
280 kr
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In 1576, a young man could have attended the first performance at The Theatre, newly-built by James Burbage, the first arena exclusively dedicated to the drama in England since Roman times. Sixty-years later, as a very old man, he could have attended the last performance at the Globe Theatre before …
Wellington's American General
The Oldest Serving Soldier in the British Army
Inbunden, 2022
227 kr
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An American general in Wellington’s army?At the age of fourteen, Frederick Robinson fought for the Loyalists in the War of Independence. With their defeat, his now impoverished family took refuge in England. After serving against the French in the West Indies, he worked in army recruitment in …
Secret Stratford-upon-Avon
Häftad, 2017
187 kr
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Stratford-upon-Avon is a much-visited town. Visitors will be familiar with Shakespeare’s birthplace, Holy Trinity Church, and the theatre, but may overlook many of the place’s hidden secrets. Among them are a pitch for the playing of the ancient game of Nine Men’s Morris, a wagon from one of the …
Stratford-upon-Avon
Häftad, 2007
180 kr
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Before the First World War Stratford was an idyllic market town, where most townsfolk lived in the same alleys and tenements their ancestors had occupied for centuries. It was against this background that the drift to war occurred - and the outside world started to influence this sleepy town in a …
