A Grim Almanac Of Old Berkshire

Author : Roger Long
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780750954174

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A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire by Roger Long Pdf

A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple murders, horrendous hauntings and audacious thefts. Have you heard the story of the pub landlord who attempted to end it all by leaping down his own well? All he achieved was a broken ankle. Also featured here are the Watchfield farmer who tried to turn his wife into cooking fat, the family who charged people to view their relative's decapitated body, and the violent poltergeist activity that took place at the old forge at Finchampstead and made national news headlines in 1926. This compilation of grim deeds contains a veritable plethora of poisonings, assaults, drownings, kidnappings, suicides and disasters. If you have ever wondered about what nasty goings-on occurred in the Berkshire of yesteryear, then look no further – it's all here. But do you have the stomach for it?

Author : Neil Storey
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752496269

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Grim Almanac Jack the Ripper's Lond by Neil Storey Pdf

Jostling for position in this cornucopia of the criminal and the curious are diverse tales of baby farmers, garrotters, murderers, poisoners, prostitutes, pimps, rioters and rebels. Other tales tell of those who walked the poverty-stricken streets of 'the abyss', trying to earn a few honest coppers by the most unusual and desperate occupations, from tater man to tosher. This colourful cast of characters is accompanied by accounts of prisons and punishments, as well as a liberal smattering of funerals, executions, disasters and bizarre events. If it's horrible, if it's ghastly, if it's strange, its here - and if you have the stomach for it, then read on.

Author : Nicola Sly
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752489346

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A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire by Nicola Sly Pdf

A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from the county's past. There are murders and manslaughters, including the killing by Mrs Barber of her entire family in 1909 while temporarily insane, and the brutal murder of four-year-old Edward Busby in 1871, killed by his mother to prevent his father ill-treating him. There are bizarre deaths, including those of four-year-old Charles Taylor, who was accidentally kicked clean through a top storey window in 1844 by a child playing on a swing, George Sheppard, who was struck by a cricket ball during a match in 1905, and of the vicar of Bucknell, who starved himself to death in 1935. There is an assortment of calamities which include strange and unusual crimes, devastating fires, rail crashes, explosions, disasters, mysteries, freak weather and a plethora of uncanny accidents. Generously illustrated, this chronicle is an entertaining and readable record of Oxfordshire's grim past. Delve into the dreadful deeds of Oxford's past, if you dare...

Author : Peter Higginbotham
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780752492308

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A Grim Almanac of the Workhouse by Peter Higginbotham Pdf

For two centuries, the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain. The recourse of only the most desperate, dark, and terrible tales of malnutrition, misery, mistreatment, and murder ran like wildfire through the poorer classes, who lived in terror of being forced inside the institution's towering walls—and, as this collection proves, all of them were true! This book contains 365 incredible tales of fires, drownings, explosions, and disasters, infamous scandals such as the Andover affair—where inmates were forced to eat the bones they were supposed to be crushing to ward off starvation—and sickening tales of abuse, assault, bodysnatching, poisonings, post mortems, and murder. Accompanied by 70 rare and wonderful illustrations, this book will thrill, fascinate, sadden, and unnerve in equal measure.

Author : Alan Sharp
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750964562

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A Grim Almanac of York by Alan Sharp Pdf

This day-by-day account of gruesome tales from York's past reveals the seedy underbelly of what was historically the most important city in the North. Inside these pages you will find true stories of murder and intrigue, battles and conspiracies, witches and religious martyrs, gruesome executions and horrible accidents. Read about Margaret Clitherow, tortured to death for her beliefs, Richard Scrope, the archbishop executed for treason, and of course the notorious highwayman Richard 'Dick' Turpin and his moonlight ride. If you have ever wondered what nasty goings-on occurred in the York of yesteryear, then read on ... if you dare!

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1884 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015066099196

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Robert Waller
Publisher : London ; New York : Croom Helm
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Election districts
ISBN : UOM:39015078336743

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The Almanac of British Politics by Robert Waller Pdf

This new edition of the definitive guide to the political map of the United Kingdom has been thoroughly revised and updated since the second successive Labour election victory in 2001, detailing each of the constituencies sending representatives to the House of Commons.

Author : Alan Gallop
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752486970

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Life in a Victorian Workhouse by Alan Gallop Pdf

What was it like in a Victorian Workhouse? Was the food really as bad as we imagine? Take a step back in time with Alan Gallop and ask yourself if you could have survived in such harsh conditions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Hunting
ISBN : HARVARD:HWJVHE

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The Rural Almanac and Sportsman's Illustrated Calendar by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Higginbotham
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752477176

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Voices from the Workhouse by Peter Higginbotham Pdf

Voices from the Workhouse tells the real inside story of the workhouse - in the words of those who experienced the institution at first hand, either as inmates or through some other connection with the institution. Using a wide variety of sources — letters, poems, graffiti, autobiography, official reports, testimony at official inquiries, and oral history, Peter Higginbotham creates a vivid portrait of what really went on behind the doors of the workhouse — all the sights, sounds and smells of the place, and the effect it had on those whose lives it touched. Was the workhouse the cruel and inhospitable place as which it's often presented, or was there more to it than that? This book lets those who knew the place provide the answer.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Almanacs, English
ISBN : PRNC:32101077283305

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The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge for the Year ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:60765486

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Illustrated London News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Higginbotham
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752477190

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Workhouse Encyclopedia by Peter Higginbotham Pdf

This fascinating, fully illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of workhouse life. Compiled by Peter Higginbotham, one of Britain's foremost experts on the subject, it covers everything from the 1725 publication An Account of Several Workhouses to the South African Zulu admitted to Fulham Road Workhouse in 1880. With hundreds of fascinating anecdotes, plus priceless information for researchers including workhouse addresses, useful websites and archive repository details, maps, plans, original workhouse publications and an extensive bibliography, it will delight family historians and general readers alike.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : SRLF:C0000066654

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The Illustrated London News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Higginbotham
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780752496795

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The Prison Cookbook by Peter Higginbotham Pdf

This copiously illustrated book takes the lid off the real story of prison food. Including the full text of an original prison cookery manual compiled at Parkhurst Prison in 1902, it examines the history of prison catering from the Middle Ages (when prisoners were expected to pay for their own board and lodging whilst inside) through the Newgate of the Victorian age and on to the present day. With sections on prison life, punishments, the food on board transportation vessels and floating prison hulks, and the work of reformers such as John Howard and Elizabeth Fry, who vastly improved the conditions of those who were put behind bars, this evocative and unique book shows the reader exactly what 'doing porridge' entailed.