Download or read book Preston Fight Or the Insurrection of 1715 A Tale written by William Harrison Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preston Fight Or The Insurrection of 1715 written by William Harrison Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Preston Fight written by William Harrison Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-29 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Preston Fight written by William Harrison Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Download or read book Preston Fight or The Insurrection of 1715 written by William Harrison Ainsworth and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Preston Fight" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical novel. The story revolves around the Jacobite insurrection and the invasion of Preston. The book is considered to be one of the Lancashire novels by the author. The siege of Preston occurred in 1715 when a group of approximately 4,000 Jacobite rebels recently relocated into Lancashire. The government troops sent out to confront them attempted to surround those in the village of Preston. Whilst being taken aback by government attacks, the rebels were asked to give up, and most were translocated to the Americas.
Download or read book Preston Fight Esprios Classics written by W. Harrison Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 - 3 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, Haymarket. Ebers introduced Ainsworth to literary and dramatic circles, and to his daughter, who became Ainsworth's wife. Ainsworth briefly tried the publishing business, but soon gave it up and devoted himself to journalism and literature. His first success as a writer came with Rockwood in 1834, which features Dick Turpin as its leading character. A stream of 39 novels followed, the last of which appeared in 1881.
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Download or read book PRESTON FIGHT New Edition written by William Harrison Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-25 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A SPLENDID place was Dilston Castle in Northumberland, the seat of the young Earl of Dervventwater, in the early part of the last century.Crowning an eminence, overlooking a most picturesque district, approached by a long avenue of chestnut trees, and surrounded by woods, extending to the banks of the Tyne, the mansion formed a conspicuous object from whichever side it might be viewed.Dilston Castle could not boast antiquity, having only been built some sixty years prior to the date of our story, by Sir James Radclyffe, subsequently created Earl of Derwentwater by James the Second, but it occupied the site of an old Border fortress, called Devilstone-since modified to Dilston-that had often resisted the incursions of the Scots.Of this stronghold, which dated back to the time of Henry the First, only a single memorial was left, in the shape of a grey stone tower-all the rest having been demolished.The mansion formed a square, and enclosed a spacious court with a fountain in the centre. The principal entrance, approached by a large person, was inside the court, and faced a grand gateway, that terminated the chestnut avenue.Close by, though screened by trees, was a little chapel, wherein the rites of Rome were performed-the Radclyffes being strict adherents to the old religion. Hereabouts, also, stood the grey stone tower, before alluded to, and some chambers within it were still used.As may be supposed, from its size, the mansion contained some magnificent apartments, and these were sumptuously furnished. Large gardens, laid out in the formal French style, and ornamented with terraces, flights of stone steps, statues, and fountains, added to the attractions of the place.Beneath the acclivity, whereon stood the castle, was a romantic and beautiful dell, the sides of which were clothed with brushwood. Through the midst of the ravine rushed a stream, called the Devil's Water-bright and clear, despite its name-that hurried on, unless checked by a huge rock, or some other impediment, when it spread out into a pool. In places, the glen had a weird look, and many strange legends were connected with it.The picturesque beauty of the spot was materially heightened by a lofty bridge flung across the hollow, and leading from the castle to the deer-park.From this bridge, the stately structure, with the charming and diversified scenery around it, could be contemplated to the greatest advantage.The park boasted many ancient oaks and ash-trees, and was well stocked with deer; the neighbouring moors abounded with grouse, the smaller streams with trout, and the Tyne with salmon. Better shooting and fishing could not be had than at Dilston.The noble owner of this proud mansion, and the extensive domains attached to it, had succeeded to the title and estates on the death of his father, the second earl, some five years previously. In addition to Dilston, Langley Castle, and Simonburn in Northumberland he had large estates in Cumberland, and one side of the lovely lake of Dervventwater, from which he derived his title, belonged to him. Moreover, he had lead mines at Alston Moor that produced a very large revenue.Notwithstanding his immense wealth and importance in the county, the young earl led a very retired life. As a Roman Catholic, he laboured under disabilities that prevented him from taking part in public affairs. But he maintained a numerous establishment, and was extremely hospitable, and his chaplain and almoner, Father Norham, distributed a tithe of his large income in charity.
Download or read book Preston Fight written by William Harrison Ainsworth and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last Battle on English Soil Preston 1715 written by Jonathan Oates and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst much has been written about the Jacobites, most works have tended to look at the Rebellion of 1745, rather than the earlier attempt to reinstate the Stuart dynasty. As such this book provides a welcome focus on events in 1715, when Jacobites in both England and Scotland tried to oust George I and to replace him with James Stuart. In particular it provides a detailed narrative and analysis of the campaign in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the north of England that led to the decisive battle at Preston and ended the immediate prospects of the Jacobite cause. Drawing upon a wealth of under-utilised sources, the work builds on existing research into the period to give weight to the community and individual dimensions of the crisis as well as to the military ones. Contrary to popular myth, the Jacobite army contained both English and Scots, and because it surrendered almost intact, an analysis of the surviving list of Jacobite prisoners captured in the North West England reveals much information about their origins, occupations, unit structure and, sometimes, religion, as well as the quality of the soldiers’ arms and equipment, their experience and that of their leaders. Through this study of the last major battle to be fought on English soil, a clearer picture emerges of the individuals and groups who sought to mould the direction of the freshly created British state and the dynasty that should rule it.
Download or read book The Second Battle of Preston 1715 The Last Battle on English Soil written by Jonathan David Oates and published by Century of the Soldier. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second battle of Preston was the first battle of the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 and was the last to be fought on English soil. This book provides a new account of the events leading up to the campaign, focussing on events in England but not neglecting those in Scotland and on the Continent. It then moves onto explore the movements of both armies, British and Jacobite, and not neglecting civilian forces, as they marched through Northumberland, the Scottish Lowlands and then in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire. It deals with both strategic as well as the tactical, with civilian as well as military actions.Both armies, generals, officers and men, are then examined; who they were, their strengths and weaknesses. Their training, equipment, origins and experience are surveyed.The main chapter concerns the three day battle of Preston. It shows how the armies prepared for battle and how their initial deployments were made and why. There is then a detailed narrative of the attacks on the Jacobite positions in Preston by the British forces led by General Wills. The fighting is given in detail, with analysis. The second and third days of the conflict, focussing on the surrender negotiations and the dissension am on the Jacobite army, prior to their total capitulation. The importance of the battle is analysed.Finally, there is the need to count the cost of the battle. This had been heavy for the attacking army and light for the defenders. However, the cost to the defeated army was only apparent after the defeat. Some were executed but far more were transported to the American colonies and the West Indies, others died in gaol; finally in 1717 the remainder were released.The appendices give listings of some of the men who fought the battle, with their parish of origin and former occupations.
Download or read book Papers of the Manchester Literary Club written by Manchester Literary Club and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
