Download or read book The History of Bideford written by Roger Granville and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Westward Ho written by Charles Kingsley and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1920 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kingsley's historical romance of the Spanish Main, first published in 1855. From the coral reefs of the Barbados to the jungles and fabled cities of the Orinoco and on to the great sea battle with the Spanish Armada, this vibrant novel captures the daring spirit of Elizabethan adventurers who sailed with Sir Francis Drake. Contains a table of contents and listing of illustrations.
Download or read book The Last Witches of England written by John Callow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fascinating and vivid." New Statesman "Thoroughly researched." The Spectator "Intriguing." BBC History Magazine "Vividly told." BBC History Revealed "A timely warning against persecution." Morning Star "Astute and thoughtful." History Today "An important work." All About History "Well-researched." The Tablet On the morning of Thursday 29 June 1682, a magpie came rasping, rapping and tapping at the window of a prosperous Devon merchant. Frightened by its appearance, his servants and members of his family had, within a matter of hours, convinced themselves that the bird was an emissary of the devil sent by witches to destroy the fabric of their lives. As the result of these allegations, three women of Bideford came to be forever defined as witches. A Secretary of State brushed aside their case and condemned them to the gallows; to hang as the last group of women to be executed in England for the crime. Yet, the hatred of their neighbours endured. For Bideford, it was said, was a place of witches. Though 'pretty much worn away' the belief in witchcraft still lingered on for more than a century after their deaths. In turn, ignored, reviled, and extinguished but never more than half-forgotten, it seems that the memory of these three women - and of their deeds and sufferings, both real and imagined – was transformed from canker to regret, and from regret into celebration in our own age. Indeed, their example was cited during the final Parliamentary debates, in 1951, that saw the last of the witchcraft acts repealed, and their names were chanted, as both inspiration and incantation, by the women beyond the wire at Greenham Common. In this book, John Callow explores this remarkable reversal of fate, and the remarkable tale of the Bideford Witches.
Download or read book A Bibliography of British Municipal History written by Charles Gross and published by Burt Franklin. This book was released on 1897 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bibliography of British Municipal History Including Gilds and Parliamentary Representation written by Charles Gross and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Catalogue Of Books Relating To The History And Topography Of England Wales Scotland Ireland By Sir Richard Colt Hoare Bart Compiled From His Library At Stourhead In Wiltshire written by Richard Colt-Hoare and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Catalog of Books Relating to the History and Topography of England Wales Scotland Ireland written by Sir Richard Colt Hoare and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Maritime History of Devon From the late eighteenth century to the present day written by Michael Duffy and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1992 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Maritime History of Devon From early times to the late eighteenth century written by Michael Duffy and published by Brassey's. This book was released on 1992 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fever written by Liz Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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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.
Download or read book Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science Literature and Art written by Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in each volume.
