Download or read book Yorkshire written by Richard Morris and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yorkshire is 'a continent unto itself', a region where mountain, plain, coast, downs, fen and heath lie close. By weaving history, family stories, travelogue and ecology, Richard Morris reveals how Yorkshire took shape as a landscape and in literature, legend and popular regard. The result is a fascinating and wide-ranging meditation on Yorkshire and Yorkshireness, told through the prism of the region's most extraordinary people and places.
Download or read book The History of Myddle written by Richard Gough and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 1988 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of the East Riding of Yorkshire written by Horace Baker Browne and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Yorkshire County Cricket written by Robert Stratten Holmes and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yorkshire Battles written by Edward Lamplough and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Yorkshire Battles" by Edward Lamplough. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book West Riding of Yorkshire written by Bernard Hobson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-22 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to the West Riding of Yorkshire was first published in 1921 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.
Download or read book Yorkshire Textile Mills written by Colum Giles and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 1992 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume, the first intensive survey of textile mills, examines a number of important aspects in the evolution of Yorkshire's textile industry. Changing methods of production, the development of specialised buildings, the introduction of new structural techniques alongside traditional methods and the utilisation of different sources of power are all evident in the industry's buildings. The book also looks beyond the mill itself to study how the textile industry influenced the landscape and the development of communities." -back cover.
Download or read book Tracing Your Yorkshire Ancestors written by Rachel Bellerby and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to find out about your Yorkshire ancestors, you can visit the many unusual and fascinating archives in England's largest county. As well as tracing when your ancestors were born, married and died, you can explore how they lived, how they spent their leisure time and what their home life was like. Rachel Bellerby's invaluable guide will introduce you to places that hold a wealth of information about Yorkshire's past, and the records you find in these archives will bring your research to life. Whatever you wouldlike to discover more about, from fairground travellers to Romany gypsies, from working deep underground in a mine to making a living from the North Sea, there is so much to learn. The many different archives that welcome family history researchers are explored here and explained. Often these archives are overlooked, yet they contain revealing information about the people who called Yorkshire their home. Dozens of places, from tiny museum archives to large research centres, are open for your research. Tracing your Yorkshire ancestors has never been more exciting.
Download or read book The Book of the Yorkshire Terrier written by Joan McDonald Brearley and published by TFH Publications. This book was released on 1984 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the Yorkshire terrier, explains the standards of the breed, tells how to feed and care for them, and includes advice on preparing them for show
Download or read book Filey written by W. M. Rhodes and published by Lah-Di-Dah-Publishing.com. This book was released on 2017-03-19 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filey is truly a magical place. The jewel of the Yorkshire Coast. Filey a History of The Town and its People traces the history of the town from the Roman era through time. It also recalls the story of The Bonhomme Richard and its notorious Captain John Paul Jones. The book is illustrated with over one hundred photographs.
Download or read book The Discovery of the Yorkshire Dales written by Chris Park and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parisi written by Peter Halkon and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Parisi were a tribe located somewhere within the present day East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, known from a brief reference by Ptolemy They were originally immigrants from Gaul and share their name with the tribe that occupied modern day France. Fairly obvious from their name, they gave the French capital its name.The investigation of the Parisi began in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, following the trend for antiquarian exploration elsewhere in Britain. Before that the remains of Roman buildings encountered in medieval East Yorkshire were treated with little respect and used as a resource. The Parisi tells this captivating story of the history of the archaeology of The Parisi, from the initial investigations in the sixteenth century right through to modern day investigations.
Download or read book The Little History of Yorkshire written by Ingrid Barton and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is nothing 'little' about the history of England's largest county, Yorkshire! However, this small volume condenses a rich history into a collection of stories and facts that will make you marvel at the events this county has witnessed, from Mesolithic roots to Roman heritage, from medieval splendour to the industrial revolution and beyond. Discover the development of the woolen industry in Leeds, the coal, textile and steel industries in Sheffield and Rotherham, and the rise of spa towns at Harrogate and Scarborough. Take a journey through the historic - and heroic! - struggles and celebrations of past Yorkshire people, or jump into the era of your choice to discover the who, what and why of our county's history.
Download or read book Researching Yorkshire Quaker History written by Helen E. Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History Directory Gazetteer Of The County Of York written by Edward Baines and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive historical directory and gazetteer of the County of York provides a rich perspective on the region through detailed information on its cities, towns, villages, and even individual residents. Originally published in 1823, this edition has been carefully reformatted for modern audiences. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Discovering Yorkshire s History written by Len Markham and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2004-09-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the centuries Yorkshire, the largest and most varied country in England, has helped to shape the history of the nation. From the barrier of the Pennines in the west to the bastion of Falmborough in the east, the region has seen war, insurrection, invention, industrial expansion, political and social development and pioneering achievements in literature, art and science. In this unconventional guide to the people and the places that played parts in this extraordinary story, author Len Markham takes the reader across the country and down the years. He retells the stories of many of the well-known sites and uncovers the intriguing, sometimes secret history of places that are rarely remembered and visited. Along the way he describes the careers and achievements of an exceptional cast of characters- monarchs, bishops, generals, industrialists, inventors, artists, renegades, rogues, eccentrics, murderers and otherwise ordinary men and woman who made a mark for good or ill on the heritage of the country. Over 150 evocative sites are described and illustrated in this invaluable handbook to the intense, sometimes bizarre and always revealing history of Yorkshire.
Download or read book The Victoria History of the County of York North Riding written by William Page and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
