Devon And Cornwall S Oddest Historical Tales

Author : John Fisher
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750996884

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Devon and Cornwall's Oddest Historical Tales by John Fisher Pdf

The West Country's colourful past encompasses a pageant of historical figures and peculiar stories – from Lawrence of Arabia's flamboyant motorbike forays across Dartmoor and the terrifying account of a lion attack on the Exeter mail coach, to Devonian wives still being sold at auction until the 1900s and the unsolved mystery of the Devil's footprints at Dawlish. Here too lies the truth about the location of Arthur's Lyonesse, the devilish deeds of the murderous pirate queen of Penryn, and the Cornish knight who ordered his corpse to overlook St Mullion for eternity. All these tales and more can be found in this collection of amusing, surprising and downright odd true stories from Devon and Cornwall.

Author : Sam Turner
Publisher : Windgather Press is
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911188292

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Medieval Devon and Cornwall by Sam Turner Pdf

The countryside of Devon and Cornwall preserves an unusually rich legacy from its medieval past. This book explores the different elements which go to make up this historic landscape - the chapels, crosses, castles and mines; the tinworks and strip fields; and above all, the intricately worked counterpane of hedgebanks and winding lanes. Between AD 500 and 1700, a series of revolutions transformed the structure of the South West Peninsula's rural landscape. The book tells the story of these changes, and also explores how people experienced the landscape in which they lived: how they came to imbue places with symbolic and cultural meaning. Contributors include: Ralph Fyfe on the pollen evidence of landscape change; Sam Turner on the Christian landscape; Peter Herring on both strip fields and Brown Willy, Bodmin Moor; O. H. Creighton and J. P. Freeman on castles; Phil Newman on tin working; and Lucy Franklin on folklore and imagined landscapes.

Author : Peter Grego
Publisher : Portico
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781909396432

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Cornwall's Strangest Tales by Peter Grego Pdf

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Cornwall, or as it is sometimes obscurely referred to, Merry Jack. Though this isn’t the usual side of the county the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Cornwall, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the county’s bizarre history – past, present and future. Following on from the bestselling Portico Strangest titles now comes a book devoted to England’s gloriously coastal, yet most haunted, region. Located in the toes of the outstretched legs of Britain’s old man, Cornwall is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a Cornish pasty at. Cornwall is an area of outstanding natural beauty, as well as outstanding strangness – from ye olde tales of plundering pirates to foulish ghosts drinking in local pubs right through to the most famous of all myths – the bizarre beast that forever stalks Bodmin Moor. Spooky.

Author : W. S. Pasmore
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1377241742

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Tales of Devon and Cornwall by W. S. Pasmore Pdf

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Author : Janet Dowling
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780750990189

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Devon Ghost Tales by Janet Dowling Pdf

These spooky ghost tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Janet Dowling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these stories are as eerie and mysterious as the windswept moorland, wild shorelines and rugged landscapes from which they derive. Here you will find stories of a voice beyond the grave, a ghost on the pivot between heaven and hell, and the spectres of Viking princes on moonlit roads. Richly illustrated by Vicky Jocher with original drawings, these atmospheric tales are perfect for reading aloud in front of a roaring fire or alone under the covers on dark, stormy nights.

Author : William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Egyptian literature
ISBN : WISC:89032255168

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Egyptian Tales: XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty by William Matthew Flinders Petrie Pdf

Author : Michael Dacre
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752470337

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Devonshire Folk Tales by Michael Dacre Pdf

Devon is a county rich in history and folklore, the roots of which lie in the beliefs of ancient Celtic inhabitants. Long ago, whilst middle England was converted to Christianity, the Celtic people of the edge-lands were still Druids. With no explanation offered for the cycles of hardship and abundance, a large amount of folklore and superstition emerged. Moulded by the land, weather and generations of people's attempts to make sense of the world, these thirty tales are full of Devonshire wit and wisdeom, and tell of the strange and macabre; memories of magic and otherworlds; and proud recollections of folk history. The captivating stories, brought to life with unique illustrations from the author, will be enjoyed by readers time and again.

Author : William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLI:3088972-50

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A History of Egypt by William Matthew Flinders Petrie Pdf

Author : David Hannay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101073857250

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A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217-1815 by David Hannay Pdf

Author : George William Rusden
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385316232

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History of Australia by George William Rusden Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Author : George Fleming
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382134846

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Chronological history of animal plagues by George Fleming Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : Frederick Wilse Bateson
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Cambridge bibliography of English literature. 3. 1800 - 1900 by Frederick Wilse Bateson Pdf

Author : Thomas Earnshaw Bradley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555031839

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The Lamp [ed. by T.E. Bradley]. by Thomas Earnshaw Bradley Pdf

Author : New Zealand. Parliament. Library,General Assembly Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Library catalogs
ISBN : UOM:39015033605646

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Catalogue of the General Assembly Library of New Zealand by New Zealand. Parliament. Library,General Assembly Library Pdf

Author : John Lane
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1870098757

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In Praise of Devon by John Lane Pdf

In Praise of Devon is an evocation of the unique character of the county and its people. John Lane eloquently describes Devon’s rivers, coastline and moors; its towns, villages and buildings; its beautiful images and objects, traditions and occupations—from Dartmoor to Devonshire dialect, Church Bells to Cream Teas, Honiton Lace to Holy Wells—and gives intimate sketches of the lives and values of twenty Devonians, including farmers, a trawlerman, a doctor, a cook, the sculptor Peter Randall Page, potter Clive Bowen and scientist James Lovelock. The text is complemented by 140 colour plates:?photographs, engravings and old master paintings of the Devon countryside.