History of Bedfordshire
Author : Joyce Godber
Publisher :
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 12,37 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Bedfordshire (England)
ISBN : 9787240012550
Author : Joyce Godber
Publisher :
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 12,37 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Bedfordshire (England)
ISBN : 9787240012550
Author : Joyce Godber
Publisher : Phillimore
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780907041276
Bedfordshire’s greatest son, John Bunyan, the visionary preacher and author, lived from 1628 to 1688. He, and a great number of people and places, come to life in this book which covers the period 1066-1888. Apart from Bunyan, it shows the ordinary people, not merely the lord and the gentleman, but the townsman and yeoman; the struggle to gain a living, the way they expressed themselves in buildings and in recreation, and how they formed religious institutions. From the lighterman bringing produce up the rivers to the navvy building the railway.
Author : Joyce Godber
Publisher :
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 10,78 MB
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Bedfordshire (England). County Council
Publisher :
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 29,90 MB
Release : 1969
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Anne Allsopp
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0750986751
In the past, Luton was a market town and, for many years, was also a centre for the brewing industry. In the 19th century it became famous for hat making, and more recently it has grown into a thriving industrial centre. During the Second World War it played an important part in the manufacture of army vehicles, and children bound for school had to dodge the Churchill tanks on their way to various theatres of conflict. Nowadays, Luton Airport is the gateway for all types of traveller and the town is well known for its famous football team. Luton has always provided visitors with a warm welcome and many have stayed and made the town their home. Local industry offered employment opportunities in the early 20th century and many had cause to be grateful for its relative prosperity during the Great Depression. Following the Second World War, immigrants from the Indian subcontinent and from the West Indies brought with them colourful new cultures that are celebrated in the annual Carnival. This fascinating and illustrated account of Luton's past will inform and delight anyone who lives in the town and inspire those who grew up here.
Author : Christopher Hill
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 17,87 MB
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1784786888
Preacher, soldier, rebel: Who was the author of Pilgrim’s Progress, one of the most influential books ever written? John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most important works of English literature. Translated into more than 200 languages, it once rivalled the Bible in popularity in the English-speaking world. In A Turbulent, Seditious and Factious People, Christopher Hill reassesses the well-known author to recover Bunyan’s significance as a preacher—a man whose nonconformist religion led him into conflict with the Quakers and resulted in long years of imprisonment. It was while confined that he wrote his most famous works. This classic biography by one of the leading historians of the seventeenth century offers an extraordinary insight into one of Britain’s most influential writers.
Author : Joan Thirsk
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9780521200769
General editor, v. 1, pt. 1, v. 5, pt. 1-2, v. 8: Joan Thirsk. Includes bibliographies. v. 1, pt. 1. Prehistory. v. 1, pt. II. A.D. 43-1042.-- v. 2. 1042-1350.-- v. 3. 1348-1500, edited by Edward Miller.-- v. 4. 1500-1640, edited by J. Thirsk.-- v. 5. 1640-1750, edited by Joan Thirsk (2 v.) -- v. 7, pt. 1- 2. 1850-1914 -- v. 8. 1914-39, by E.H. Whetham.
Author : Joan Thirsk
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521368841
Material from The Agrarian History of England and Wales, in paperback with new introductions.
Author : Joyce Godber
Publisher :
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 18,88 MB
Release : 1969
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Michael Brealey
Publisher : Authentic Media Inc
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 33,95 MB
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1780783515
A close reading of the life and letters of William Hale White shows that some misunderstandings have arisen in the interpretation of this important figure. The book offers such significant issues as doubt, loss of faith, and crises over vocation and church. This work represents a revisionist approach to William Hale White. It corrects previous studies at some important points, questions existing interpretations, and employs new theoretical strategies alongside fresh research in primary sources.