Bloody British History: Plymouth

Bloody British History: Plymouth
Title Bloody British History: Plymouth PDF eBook
Author Laura Quigley
Publisher The History Press
Pages 188
Release 2012-01-31
Genre History
ISBN 0752481916

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Bread riots and bodysnatchers! Pirates and privateers! Hell holes for Boney! The disgusting true story of Plymouth's Napoleonic prison ships! 'A very daughter of Hell!' In 1675, a poisonous nursemaid was hanged on Prince Rock – but was she innocent of the crime? Find out inside! Death aboard the Titanic! Blitz, bombs and Plymouth men's battles on Omaha Beach! Plymouth has one of the darkest and most dreadful histories on record. Beginning with the discovery of the bones of cave men and rushing through French attacks, outbreaks of leprosy and the plague, Civil War sieges and deadly Spanish ships, disasters, demolitions and the enormous death tolls of the Plymouth Blitz, it will change the way you see the city forever!

Bloody British History: Norwich

Bloody British History: Norwich
Title Bloody British History: Norwich PDF eBook
Author Mark Mower
Publisher The History Press
Pages 176
Release 2014-06-02
Genre History
ISBN 0750952024

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Danish death! Vikings sack and burn the city! Medieval murder mysteries! The dead body of a young boy was found on a heath—but was it a case of ritual child murder? Dreadful diseases! Revealing the terrible time when one third of Norwich's residents caught the Black Death! Victorian horrors! 1851: body parts began to appear across the city—but who had left them, and why? This book contains the amazing and dramatic history of Norwich. Beginning with the all-out Viking assault on the city and roaring through to the falling bombs of the Blitz, hundreds of years of incredible history are crammed into this volume. You'll never look at the city in the same way again!

Plymouth

Plymouth
Title Plymouth PDF eBook
Author Laura Quigley
Publisher History Press
Pages 0
Release 2012-07
Genre Plymouth (England)
ISBN 9780752466385

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Part of a brand new series in a vivid pulp style, this book introduces a grim and gruesome Plymouth history, from the early Roman era to World War II. Plymouth has one of the darkest and most dreadful histories on record. Beginning with the discovery of the bones of cave men and rushing through French attacks, outbreaks of leprosy and the plague, civil war sieges and deadly Spanish ships, disasters, demolitions, and the enormous death tolls of the Plymouth blitz, this book will change the way you see the city forever.

Bloody British History: Southampton

Bloody British History: Southampton
Title Bloody British History: Southampton PDF eBook
Author Penny Legg
Publisher The History Press
Pages 200
Release 2012-01-31
Genre History
ISBN 0752481932

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The people of Southampton have had a lot to put up with over the centuries. If the Danes of French weren't attacking it, pirates from further along were. Treasonous plots were hatched behind its ancient walls and mutiny hit its shipping. This book looks at such bloody events as the Black Death in the city, what happens when you cross a king, the ill-fated Titanic and the Blitz. Yes, the best bits of Southampton's history are surely the bloodiest!

Bloody British History: Suffolk

Bloody British History: Suffolk
Title Bloody British History: Suffolk PDF eBook
Author Robert Leader
Publisher The History Press
Pages 158
Release 2014-12-01
Genre History
ISBN 075096278X

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Death, Danes and disaster in Dark Age Ipswich! The castles are burning! Attacks, rebellions, battles and wars in ancient Suffolk! Queen of Blood and Fire! The dark days of Bloody Mary revealed! Sea of blood! Smugglers, sea battles, U-Boats and invasions along the Suffolk coast! The Zeppelins are coming! Bombs and bodies in the First World War! Suffolk has one of the most amazing histories of any British county. Betrayals, conspiracies and invasions have left their mark on this eastern frontier. Discover how vicious power struggles between the Danes and the Vikings shaped the history of not just the county, but the United Kingdom as a whole. Read of the troublesome Bigod dynasty, the Suffolk city under the sea and the strange story of the thousands of burnt corpses that washed up on the county's beaches during the Second World War. Discover the dark truth inside!

Plymouth: A City at War

Plymouth: A City at War
Title Plymouth: A City at War PDF eBook
Author John Van der Kiste
Publisher The History Press
Pages 182
Release 2014-04-07
Genre History
ISBN 0750955287

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Home to all three armed services, Plymouth was greatly affected by both major conflicts of the twentieth century. Between 1914 and 1918, Devonport Dockyard was responsible for much routine repair and maintenance work as well as building new ships and submarines, while the Royal Marines and army battalions were active in various theatres of war overseas, and Mount Batten became one of the major stations of the newly formed Royal Air Force. During the Second World War, few cities in England suffered more devastating damage, with the heart of the old city destroyed and a death toll of 1,172. Richly illustrated and filled with true tales of local heroism and the unbreakable spirit of the people of Plymouth during these tumultuous years, this book looks at how the city fared during the wars and played her part in victory.

Bloody British History: Salisbury

Bloody British History: Salisbury
Title Bloody British History: Salisbury PDF eBook
Author David Vaughan
Publisher The History Press
Pages 168
Release 2014-07-07
Genre History
ISBN 075095891X

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Saxons of Old Sarum buried alive! The plague pits of Salisbury! Cathedral organist intent on murder! The book bound in human skin! Locked in a cage with criminal lunatics! A monocled killer!Salisbury has one of the most gruesome histories on record. Human remains filled its barrows, its nobles were tortured, its witches hanged and a deadly disease once lurked in its murky waters. There was no safety in its inns either, for one was plagued with suicides and another hid a severed hand. Even the introduction of the railways led to death and destruction. With more than sixty illustrations, hundreds of years of terrible true history are waiting for you inside this book!