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Book Essays in Derbyshire History

Download or read book Essays in Derbyshire History written by Gladwyn Turbutt and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Writing local history

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  • Author : John Beckett
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 2013-07-19
  • ISBN : 1847795137
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book Writing local history written by John Beckett and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book looks at how local history developed from the antiquarian county studies of the sixteenth century through the growth of 'professional' history in the nineteenth century, to the recent past. Concentrating on the past sixty years, it looks at the opening of archive offices, the invigorating influence of family history, the impact of adult education and other forms of lifelong learning. The author considers the debates generated by academics, including the divergence of views over local and regional issues, and the importance of standards set by the Victoria County History (VCH). Also discussed is the fragmentation of the subject. The antiquarian tradition included various subject areas that are now separate disciplines, among them industrial archaeology, name studies, family, landscape and urban history. This is an authoritative account of how local history has come to be one of the most popular and productive intellectual pastimes in our modern society. Written by a practitioner who has spent more than twenty years teaching local history to undergraduates and M.A. students, as well as lecturing to local history societies, John Beckett is currently Director of the VCH. A remarkable book that will be of great interest to students and scholars of local history as well as amateur and professional genealogists.

Book The Grass Roots of English History

Download or read book The Grass Roots of English History written by David Hey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In medieval and early modern Britain, people would refer to their local district as their 'country', a term now largely forgotten but still used up until the First World War. Core groups of families that remained rooted in these 'countries', often bearing distinctive surnames still in use today, shaped local culture and passed on their traditions. In The Grass Roots of English History, David Hey examines the differing nature of the various local societies that were found throughout England in these periods. The book provides an update on the progress that has been made in recent years in our understanding of the history of ordinary people living in different types of local societies throughout England, and demonstrates the value of studying the varied landscapes of England, from towns to villages, farmsteads, fields and woods to highways and lanes, and historic buildings from cathedrals to cottages. With its broad coverage from the medieval period up to the Industrial Revolution, the book shows how England's socio-economic landscape had changed over time, employing evidence provided by archaeology, architecture, botany, cultural studies, linguistics and historical demography. The Grass Roots of English History provides an up-to-date account of the present state of knowledge about ordinary people in local societies throughout England written by an authority in the field, and as such will be of great value to all scholars of local and family history.

Book Essays and Addresses

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  • Author : Herbert McLachlan
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 1950
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 376 pages

Download or read book Essays and Addresses written by Herbert McLachlan and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1950 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Directions in Local History Since Hoskins

Download or read book New Directions in Local History Since Hoskins written by Christopher Dyer and published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing the techniques developed by renowned local historian W. G. Hoskins in his landmark study published 50 years ago, "Local History in England," this book demonstrates how local history has evolved as a discipline over the last half century. Fifteen historians write about a variety of local history subjects that are significant in their own right but which also point to current trends in the field. They show how local historians use their sources systematically, from the nonverbal evidence of buildings to various types of electronic sources. All periods between the middle ages and the early twenty-first century are explored, covering many parts of England from Skye to the Kent coast and discussing topics that include social, economic, religious, legal, intellectual, and cultural history.

Book Notes and Queries on Local Topography  Antiquities and Natural History

Download or read book Notes and Queries on Local Topography Antiquities and Natural History written by William Henry Walton and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bess of Hardwick

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  • Author : Lisa Hopkins
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 2019-01-09
  • ISBN : 1526101319
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Bess of Hardwick written by Lisa Hopkins and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born the daughter of a country squire, Bess of Hardwick made four marriages which brought her wealth and status. She built and furnished houses and founded a dynasty which included a granddaughter, Arbella Stuart, who had a claim to the thrones of both England and Scotland.

Book Historical Essays   Studies

Download or read book Historical Essays Studies written by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Historical and Biographical Essays

Download or read book Historical and Biographical Essays written by John Forster and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth century England

Download or read book The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth century England written by Rosemary Sweet and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book The Geology of Parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

Download or read book The Geology of Parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire written by William Talbot Aveline and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Gentleman s Magazine and Historical Review

Download or read book The Gentleman s Magazine and Historical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Essays on Lord Tennyson s Idylls of the King

Download or read book Essays on Lord Tennyson s Idylls of the King written by Harold Littledale and published by London : Macmillan. This book was released on 1893 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Troubled Times

Download or read book Troubled Times written by Derbyshire Record Office and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: