Author: Albert James BerryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lancashire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Story of Lancashire
Author: Albert James BerryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lancashire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Story of Catch
Author: Ruslan C PashayevPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781072393252
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The Birth and Evolution of Catch-as-Catch-Can Pro-Wrestling in East Lancashire, England. "The Story of Catch" covers the most forgotten stages of Lancashire's Catch Wrestling history, including it's origin, it's fast growth and evolution during first fifty years of Catch, introduction of professionalism and it's Golden Era, as well as introduction and popularization of it in the United States. This story has many heroes who affected Catch in its early stages and remained in history as true symbols of Lancashire Wrestling. But the whole story is dedicated to the memory of Adam Ridings of Bury, Lancs (1819-1894), who was also known under the nickname of "Dockum of Bury" a pioneer of Catch Wrestling, and the most prominent and popular wrestler of Lancashire in the 1840's-1850's. For anyone with a serious interest in history of professional wrestling "The Story of Catch" is a must.
The Lancashire Witches
Author: William Harrison AinsworthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
The Lancashire Witches
Author: Robert PoolePublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719062049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A study of England's biggest and best-known witch trial, which took place in 1612 when ten witches from the forest of Pendle were hanged at Lancaster. A little-known second trial occured in 1633-4, when up to nineteen witches were sentenced to death.
Tracing Your Lancashire Ancestors
Author: Sue WilkesPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783035641
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
If you want to find out about Lancashires history, and particularly if you have family links to the area and your ancestors lived or worked in the county, then this is the ideal book for you. As well as helping you to trace when and where your ancestors were born, married and died, it gives you an insight into the world they knew and a chance to explore their lives at work and at home.Sue Wilkess accessible and informative handbook outlines Lancashires history and describes the origins of its major industries - cotton, coal, transport, engineering, shipbuilding and others. She looks at the stories of important Lancashire families such as the Stanleys, Peels and Egertons, and famous entrepreneurs such as Richard Arkwright, in order to illustrate aspects of Lancashire life and to show how the many sources available for family and local history research can be used. Relevant documents, specialist archives and libraries, background reading and other sources are recommended throughout this practical book. Also included is a directory of Lancashire archives, libraries and academic repositories, as well as databases of family history societies, useful genealogy websites, and places to visit which bring Lancashires past to life. Sue Wilkess book is the essential companion for anyone who wants to discover their Lancashire roots.
Accrington's Pals
Author: Andrew C. JacksonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781848844698
Category : Accrington (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The First Battle of the Marne was one of the most pivotal battles in history. Fought outside Paris in September 1914, it turned the tide of the German invasion of France, and robbed Kaiser Wilhelm II of his best chance of winning the First World War.
Lancashire Folk-Lore
Author: John Wilkinson, T.T. HarlandPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732659143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Lancashire Folk-Lore by John Harland, T.T. Wilkinson
Hollow in the Land
Author: James ClarkePublisher: Serpent's Tail
ISBN: 1782836136
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Out walking Ada Robinson's dog while his wife drinks herself into a forgetful fug, Harry Maiden discovers an intricate system of caves beneath the wind turbines. Over at the Woolpack one night, Rosco re-encounters friendships he thought he'd left behind at the Stubbins paper mill. Mad old Gos leads a mysterious treasure hunt to the Bronze Age burial site at Whitelow Cairn. This is the Hollow in the Land: a corner of England teeming with mystery and intrigue and filled with real, flesh-and-blood characters, each of them at a different point along life's journey through childhood hopefulness, faded first love and middle-aged disillusionment. Hollow in the Land uncovers the small everyday mysteries of their lives - and ours.
The Manchester Man
Author: Mrs. George Linnaeus BanksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
The Brief History of Lancashire
Author: Stephen DuxburyPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750986093
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The Brief History of Lancashire starts, as all good histories should, with the beginning – the moment when the detritus of a dying star, spinning through the depths of the Milky Way, began to cool and coalesce, and rain – typically for Lancashire – began to fall as the moisture in the new atmosphere began to condense. A planet was formed, and history as we know it had begun. Racing through the history of Lancashire, with Neolithic residents, Romans, Civil War victories and Victorians – and, of course, a few cotton mills along the way – this delightful book will tell you everything you ought to know about the dramatic and fascinating history of the county – and a few things you never thought you would.