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Gloucester: A Potted History
Av Roger Smith
Häftad, 2030
182 kr
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Gloucester is one of England’s most historic cities; in Roman times it was one of Britain’s most important. In ‘Gloucester: A Potted History’, local author Roger Smith celebrates the city’s rich history from prehistory to the present day and focuses on the significant events, social movements and …
Wakefield: A Potted History
Häftad, 2022
187 kr
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Wakefield was originally a settlement on the River Calder in West Yorkshire, first Anglo-Saxon, then Viking controlled. After the Norman Conquest, the manor passed to the de Warenne family and Wakefield grew into an important market town in the area. In the Wars of the Roses Richard, Duke of York, …
Southampton: A Potted History
Häftad, 2023
187 kr
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Southampton has been a major port on the south coast of England since the Norman Conquest, when it was a significant departure route for trade to Normandy, as well as for invading forces. Its position meant it was also potentially threatened by forces from abroad and extensive defences were built …
Darlington: A Potted History
Häftad, 2022
187 kr
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Darlington’s history is popularly seen as the story of Quakers and railways but there is much more to the town’s past than this. From its beginnings as a Saxon settlement, it became the southern stronghold of the land of the Prince Bishops, a market town, had its own Great Fire long before London, …
Liverpool: A Potted History
Av Ken Pye
Häftad, 2024
181 kr
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This book tells the story of the town (later city) and port of Liverpool. It begins in 1207, when King John decided to transform the tiny, otherwise unknown fishing hamlet of ‘Lerpul’ into a major base for his planned invasion of Ireland. Soon renamed ‘Liverpool’, the new town continued as a …
Cork: A Potted History
Häftad, 2024
187 kr
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Place matters in Cork. From its marshy foundations at the lowest crossing point of the River Lee, the city spread across its steep suburban hillsides. Journeying from the south of the city to its north prospects reveals a rich range of historic spaces. The urban landscape is filled with stories …
Rotherham: A Potted History
Av James Barker
Häftad, 2023
187 kr
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Rotherham’s history dates back to a Roman fort by the River Don, through its mining and industrial past, particularly its steelworks, to today’s busy town in Yorkshire. In the Middle Ages, much of the area around Rotherham was deer parks owned by local lords, and traditional crafts such as …
Barrow-in-Furness & District: A Potted History
Av Gill Jepson
Häftad, 2025
183 kr
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In the Middle Ages, Barrow was a small settlement close to Furness Abbey. The Furness peninsula is still a largely rural area, and Furness Abbey is now a ruin, but the town of Barrow-in-Furness grew during the Industrial Revolution to become an important steel producer and exporter, exploiting the …
Oxford: A Potted History
Av David Meara
Häftad, 2024
187 kr
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Oxford’s history begins with the story of a king’s daughter, Frideswide, who founded a nunnery in the meadows where the River Thames and River Cherwell meet. A settlement grew up around her shrine, which was built on the site of the present cathedral and it was also a good place for cattle to …
Taunton: A Potted History
Häftad, 2025
187 kr
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Taunton’s history goes back to Anglo-Saxon times, when it was an important burh and the site of a monastery. The manor was owned by the bishops of Winchester and in the thirteenth century the borough of Taunton became the county town of Somerset. The town and its castle were fought over in the …
City of Southend: A Potted History
Av Ian Yearsley
Häftad, 2025
187 kr
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The modern city of Southend-on-Sea has come a long way since its eighteenth-century origins as an oyster fishing hamlet at the south end of Prittlewell parish. Now Southend is a regional employment, shopping and educational centre, attracting 6.5 million visitors a year and housing 180,000 …
St Albans: A Potted History
Häftad, 2025
187 kr
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St Albans has an incredibly varied history and has been directly involved in major historical trends and events in Britain from the Romans to the present day. Under the Romans, Verulamium became the second largest town in Britain. The first British Christian saint, Alban, was martyred there and the …
Norwich: A Potted History
Av John Ling
Häftad, 2025
187 kr
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During the Iron Age, much of East Anglia was under the control of the Iceni tribe, whose queen Boudicca is believed to have been born close to present-day Norwich. The roots of the fledgling settlement, then known as Northwic, were laid down in the sixth century and city status was granted by …
Formby: A Potted History
Häftad, 2025
187 kr
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Saxon settlers and Viking invaders defined the early settlement of Formby on the coast of north-west England. The manors that made up the town and small port lived through the Norman Conquest and the Black Death, and it is here that the country’s first lifeboat station was set up, on its beach. But …
Folkestone: A Potted History
Av Terry Begent
Häftad, 2025
187 kr
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Although Folkestone was just a small fishing village on the coast of the English Channel for much of its existence, it has witnessed many significant events in Britain’s history. The Romans established trade routes from the settlement to the Continent, radiating throughout Britain. Successfully …
Ipswich: A Potted History
Häftad, 2026
187 kr
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Ipswich grew around its port, established during Anglo-Saxon times for trade with northwestern continental Europe. It became an important religious centre in the Middle Ages, in one of the most populated and wealthy areas of the country. Alongside the docks and the two rivers, the Orwell and …
Derby: A Potted History
Häftad, 2025
181 kr
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The area around Derby has been inhabited for millennia – from prehistory, through Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking settlements. The Mercian queen Ethelflaeda won a significant victory against the Vikings at Derby and the town became an important monastic centre in the Middle Ages and was in the front …
Portsmouth: A Potted History
Häftad, 2026
187 kr
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Portsmouth is primarily known for its long-term association with the Royal Navy, the naval dockyard at one time the world’s largest employer of a civilian workforce. Yet there is much more to Portsmouth than being home to Britain’s Senior Service. In Portsmouth: A Potted History, the city’s Roman …
Ealing: A Potted History
Av Jonathan Oates, Paul Howard Lang
Häftad, 2026
183 kr
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For much of its history Ealing was a rural village in Middlesex, outside London. Improved communications encouraged its development as a market garden for the capital and later it became an attractive suburb in West London, nicknamed ‘Queen of the Suburbs’, a bustling area with beautiful open …
Stafford: A Potted History
Häftad, 2026
176 kr
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Stafford’s history can be traced back to an Anglo-Saxon settlement, when it became the county town of Staffordshire. The Normans built a castle in the town and a priory was founded nearby. The two medieval churches in the centre of the town also survive from this period. Stafford was fought over …
Stockton-on-Tees: A Potted History
Häftad, 2026
187 kr
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Stockton-on-Tees was a small port and market town in the north-east of England for much of its history. Shipbuilding and other industries gradually established themselves over the years, but it was with the Industrial Revolution that the town received a massive boost. The opening of the pioneering …
Chatham: A Potted History
Häftad, 2026
187 kr
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Chatham is primarily known for its long-term association with the Royal Navy; its naval dockyard at one time was one of the world’s largest employers of a civilian workforce. Yet there is much more to Chatham than being home to the Royal Navy. This book presents the history of the town of Chatham, …
Warwick: A Potted History
Häftad, 2026
187 kr
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Warwick’s history can be traced back to an Anglo-Saxon settlement by the River Avon, later becoming the county town. The medieval town, dominated by its Norman castle, was partially destroyed in the Great Fire of Warwick in 1694. Some medieval buildings remain today, but much of the town’s fabric …
Leicester: A Potted History
Av Stephen Butt
Häftad, 2026
187 kr
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Leicester’s history can be traced back to an Iron Age settlement by the River Soar and a subsequent Roman town where the Fosse Way crossed the river. Medieval Leicester flourished around its Norman castle, merchants and religious houses but was also subject to plagues and civil war. …
Bolton: A Potted History
Häftad, 2027
187 kr
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Bolton developed as an important market town and centre of cloth production in the Middle Ages. The town was later besieged in the English Civil War and when the town fell to Royalist forces the heavy death toll became known as the Massacre of Bolton. In the years after the Civil War the town …
