Author: Irene HalesPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445629437
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
The fascinating history of Maidstone, illustrated through old and modern pictures.
Maidstone Through Time
Author: Irene HalesPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445629437
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
The fascinating history of Maidstone, illustrated through old and modern pictures.
The history of Maidstone
Author: J. M. RussellMaidstone
Author: Cyril CooperPublisher: Phillimore
ISBN: 9781860776489
Category : Maidstone (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The town of Maidstone became indelibly associated with revolution and riot between the 14th and 16th centuries when it experienced the Peasants' Revolt, Cade's Rebellion and the Wyatt Revolt. The townsfolk seem to have enjoyed an independant spirit ever since. Following the Battle of Maidstone, fought between Parliamentarians and Royalists in 1648, the Mayor was Clerk to the court which tried Charles I and it was probably he who pronounced the death sentence. Town meetings voiced opposition to the Revolutionary War with France, and urged the King to dismiss Pitt the Younger and his ministers, but the local population was patriotic. When the threat to the country became apparent the people speedily raised a regiment of Volunteers to defend the homeland. Maidstone artisans were prominent in the Swing Riots of 1830.The town was a centre for the fulling process, essential to cloth production, and for a long period enjoyed a virtual monopoly in threadmaking. It also provided local ragstone for the Tower of London and Windsor Castle Chapel and became, in time, a major source of hops and fruit. Brewers such as Fremlins and Style and Winch were situated here, as were producers of Hollands gin and cherry brandy. Papermaking was an industry of local importance. Sharps toffee, Fosters Clarks grocery lines, Tilling-Stevents buses and Rootes, who built the first Singer car in 1912, were among national names that began life in the town.Penenden Heath has been the county meeting place and the spot from which justice was dispensed since before Domesday, so it was appropriate that Maidstone should eventually become the county town for Kent. Nowadays the county administration and public services are centred here and they have largely replaced the former industries, which have all but disappeared. But the town is proud of its long and rich history and this fully illustrated account helps explain precisely why Maidstone has been such an important town in south-east England for over a thousand years.
Medway & Swale Shipping Through Time
Author: Geoff LunnPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445623722
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Medway & Swale Shipping has changed and developed over the last century
Old Maidstone's Public Houses From Old Photographs
Author: Irene HalesPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445629828
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A unique and charming look at the history of Maidstone's pubs, through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.
The History of the Worthies of England. Endeavoured by Thomas Fuller. Edited by J. Fuller
Author: Thomas FullerThe Antiquarian Magazine & Bibliographer
Author: Walking Through History
Author: Brian ConduitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Travellers through Time
Author: Jeremy HartePublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789147476
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
An accessible history of the Roma people in England told from the inside. The Romany people have been variously portrayed as exotic strangers or as crude, violent, delinquent “gypsies.” For the first time, this book describes the real history of the Romany in England from the inside. Drawing on new archival and first-hand research, Jeremy Harte vividly describes the itinerant life of the Romany as well as their artistic traditions, unique language, and flamboyant ceremonies. Travelers through Time tells the dramatic story of Romany life on the British margins from Tudor times through today, filled with vivid insights into the world of England’s large Romany population.
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