A walk through Leicester [By S. Watts].

A walk through Leicester [By S. Watts].
Title A walk through Leicester [By S. Watts]. PDF eBook
Author Susannah Watts
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Pages 164
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A Walk through Leicester ... [By Susannah Watts.] Second edition, with additions

A Walk through Leicester ... [By Susannah Watts.] Second edition, with additions
Title A Walk through Leicester ... [By Susannah Watts.] Second edition, with additions PDF eBook
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Pages 114
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The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth-century England

The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth-century England
Title The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth-century England PDF eBook
Author Rosemary Sweet
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 374
Release 1997
Genre History
ISBN 9780198206699

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This text provides an analysis of 18th-century urban culture and local historical scholarship. The author shows how a sense of the past was crucial not only in instilling civic pride and shaping a sense of community, but also in informing contests for power and influence in the local community.

The Impact of the Railway on Society in Britain

The Impact of the Railway on Society in Britain
Title The Impact of the Railway on Society in Britain PDF eBook
Author A. K. B. Evans
Publisher Routledge
Pages 348
Release 2017-03-02
Genre History
ISBN 1351887831

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Jack Simmons, perhaps more than any other single scholar, is responsible for the advancement of the academic study of transport history. As well as being a co-founder of the Journal of Transport History, he wrote extensively on a variety of transport-related topics and was instrumental in developing the London Transport and the National Railway museums. Whilst his death in September 2000 at the age of 85 was a sad loss to the world of transport history, the achievements of his life, celebrated in this festschrift, remain a lasting legacy to succeeding generations of scholars in many fields. Concentrating on the theme of the railways, and how they dramatically affected the development of Britain and her society, this collection touches on numerous issues first highlighted by Professor Simmons which are now central to academic study. These include the men who built the railways, those who financed the enterprise, how the railways affected such everyday issues as tourism, the arts, and politics, as well as the lasting legacy of the railways in a country now dominated by the private car. This volume written by former friends, students and colleagues of Professor Simmons reflects these interests, and provides a fitting tribute to one of the truly great British historians of the twentieth century.

Elizabeth Heyrick

Elizabeth Heyrick
Title Elizabeth Heyrick PDF eBook
Author Jocelyn Robson
Publisher Pen and Sword History
Pages 274
Release 2024-07-25
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1399068423

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Elizabeth Heyrick fought fiercely for the rights of oppressed people. After a disastrous marriage, she became a prolific pamphleteer, a Quaker and one of the most outspoken anti-slavery campaigners of her time. Despite renewed contemporary interest in slavery, and in the stories of those who opposed it, female abolitionists are still much less well known than their male counterparts. Yet they were often more radical and more daring. Heyrick defied male authority and she led others in challenging William Wilberforce and his colleagues to fight for the immediate rather than the gradual abolition of slavery. This book is the first full length biography of Elizabeth Heyrick and it sets her life in the context of the British anti-slavery movement of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. She was a woman who dared to put her head above the parapet and to call out those responsible for one of the worst abuses of human rights in history. She was courageous, loyal and uncompromising, and did not suffer fools gladly. It was not until long after her death in 1831 that her contribution to the anti-slavery cause started to be recognized and even today, she remains hidden in the shadows of the movement. Using archival records and recently unearthed family materials, as well as contemporary fiction and memoirs, the author creates a compelling account of an unsettled life set in turbulent times.

General Catalogue of Printed Books

General Catalogue of Printed Books
Title General Catalogue of Printed Books PDF eBook
Author British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Pages 592
Release 1972
Genre English imprints
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Alphabetical Finding List

Alphabetical Finding List
Title Alphabetical Finding List PDF eBook
Author Princeton University. Library
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Pages 476
Release 1921
Genre Library catalogs
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