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This study redresses the north and south imbalance of much work on economic and social history by focusing on the lives and economic impact of the building trade in the early-modern period in the context of the change from rural economy to the eve of industrialisation. The period 1450-1750 witnessed substantial changes in England: in the size of national population; the range of industry practised; the commodity structure and patterns of overseas trade; in agricultural techniques; and in the proportion...

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The idea of the village - unspoilt, unpretentious, unchanging and growing almost organically out of the landscape - is one of the most potent in the English imagination. Writers, artists and ordinary people have waxed lyrical on the theme for centuries, while today millions have left the cities in search of the rural idyll.Yet the village is plainly dying. The unchanging rhythms of village life, as experienced with little variations by generations, have vanished. But not without trace ... they exist...

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The Northern Rebellion of 1569 offers the first full-length study of the only armed rebellion in Elizabethan England, in which a motley assortment of rebels fought under the banners of the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland to secure the restoration of Catholicism and an older way of life. Addressing recent scholarship on the Reformation and popular politics, as well a telling a tale of intrinsic interest, it highlights the religious motivations of the rebel rank and file, the rebellion's unexpected...

Returning to the North East in 2001 to document the Durham Coalfield, at one time the heartland of the British coal industry, Chris Steele-Perkins found himself in that exurban culture that we now associate with Billy Elliot. This world of lamping (for rabbits), ferreting, whippet racing, grouse shooting, pigeon fancying and the rearing of birds of prey is a survival of what D. H. Lawrence once described as a curious cross between industrialism and the old agricultural England of Shakespeare and...

Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect

About this book In his highly acclaimed debut, "A Pale View of Hills", Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war. But then as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories take on a disturbing...

Villa in the Countryside of Northern Italy with Rolling Hills Behind - Todd Gipstein - Photographic Print from Art.co.uk

Map showing the distribution of coal and other minerals in Durham, Northumberland and Cumberland. Illustration from 'Underground life, or, Mines and miners' by Louis Simonin (1830-1886), published in London in 1869.

A series that provides a look at the military airfields of the British Isles, aimed at historians and tourists. Each book includes a number of counties on a regional basis. Entries cover various military airfields within the counties, beginning from WW1. This third fourth title focuses on Northern England, where WWII bomber airfields dominated.

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Life of the Trail 2: Historic Hikes in Northern Yoho National Park (Life of the Trail) by Janice Sanford Beck (Author), Emerson Sanford (Author) Format: Paperback (240 pages) ISBN 10: 1897522002 ISBN 13: 9781897522004 Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Published: 31 May 2008 Temporarily out of stock Item Condition: Brand New Price:£16.67List Price: £22.50You Save:£5.83 (26%) Temporarily out of stock Add to wishlist Or buy from Amazon.co.uk Description:Part of the 'Life of the Trail...

It was an age of unprecedented inflation, when masses of people left the countryside for the city, when the Black Death decimated the population, when lawlessness proliferated and taxes increased sharply, when the peasants rose and asserted themselves against their masters. But the times were not entirely bleak for a populace not yet estranged from nature, and the author evokes the rhythms of rural life with humour and compassion.

BENNY HILL The Harvest Of Love (1961 UK 4-track 7 vinyl EP with intact four prong centre also including The Piccolo Song Lonely Boy and BAMba 3688 front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some corner creasing as the result of forty years of laminate shrinkage but otherwise shows only light wear the vinyl with a couple of light surface marks is in excellent condition - a nice copy NEP24174)

This is a book of photographs about the people who use and work the English countryside and it is about people and their relationship to animals: ferrets, dogs, pigs,...

Details For over 600 years Robert Bruce has occupied a unique place in Scottish history. Yet behind the legendary figure is a complex and in many ways more intriguing picture. Bruce was a man who not only led his nation to a famous victory over the English at Bannockburn but also overcame powerful odds to win power in Scotland and fulfil his family’s long-held ambition for political power. This book illustrated with superb colour and black and white photographs takes the reader on a journey from...

This study is unique in that it analyzes the attitudes of a female sample stratified according to religious tradition (Catholic/Protestant). The sample was also stratified by age (21-45/46-70 years) and location (rural/urban). Irish sociological, social psychological and feminist scholarship has produced diverse work concerning many facets of Irish women’s lives, but little research has specifically focused on the attitudes of Irish Protestant and Catholic women as distinct groups.

Selina begins to settle into Mediterranean life and spends time renovating the house. However, she soon realises that making the old house her home is going to be more difficult than she thought. From the unwelcome wildlife that insists on sharing her house, to dubious building work, locals both friendly and hostile, and a forest fire that threatens the whole valley, Selina's new life is full of unexpected challenges.

When Isobel Dusi visited Italy with her Australian husband Lou, little did they imagine that life would change forever. But, utterly besotted with the fragrant warmth and good-natured conviviality of Southern Tuscany, they decided to sell up their lives in the big city and move thousands of miles to follow the dream of a life more in keeping with ancient rhythms and time-honoured traditions of the Mediterranean. After months of searching they settled upon Montalcino, an intriguing hilltop medieval...

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Discussion of the problems besetting rural communities as they attempt to develop non-farm production at the same time as ensuring a constant food supply, with examples from India, Sri Lanka, USSR, South Africa, England and Ireland.

Details An artillery man's experience of the war between the states. Carlton McCarthy the author of this book was a serving soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the great American Civil War. As a humble private soldier of the second company of the Richmond Howitzers Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery he had an intimate experience of life on campaign and upon the battlefield from within the Second Corps of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. McCarthy has painted a fascinating portrait...

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A Day in the Country: The Pleasures of Rural Life by Doranne Jacobson (Author) Format: Hardcover (128 pages) Edition: Reprint ISBN 10: 0831704225 ISBN 13: 9780831704223 Publisher: Smithmark Pub Published: Sep 1995 Temporarily out of stock Item Condition: Used - Good Price:£7.37List Price: £10.84You Save:£3.47 (32%) Temporarily out of stock Add to wishlist Or buy from Amazon.co.uk

Social Life In England And France: From The French Revolution In 1789, To That Of July 1830 (1831) (Paperback)

The River Eden runs for 75 miles, from its source high above the Mallerstang Dale to the magnificent wide expanses of the Solway Firth. The surrounding landscape, the broad sweep of the Eden Valley, contains some of the finest scenery in northern England yet it is little known, all the attention going to the neighbouring Lake District. This tranquil and unspoilt area has a turbulent history. A line of fine Norman castles, fortified churches and pele towers helped to protect the populace from the...

He was also known as 'the father of British perfumery' and was employed for more than thirty years as chief perfumer at Yardleys. His three-volume textbook Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps, first published in 1923, is still in print. Roly Smith tells the story of a true English eccentric, a man in love with fast cars, mountain scenery, mascara and lipstick, and recounts his dramatic formative experiences during the First World War, his dogged determination to succeed with a sure eye for composition...

This is the first full scholarly study of rural politics in France during the Second Republic (1848-1952). The Revolution of 1848 and the subsequent liberation of...

Covering a range of competitions and historical epochs, this exploration of northern England athletes provides insight into to the worlds of different sports. Beginning with the idea of sport heroism in relation to the key regions and cultures in the north, it places the participants, including black and female heroes, in their social contexts--in relation to the classes, communities, and gender groups that spawned them. Noted athletes include William Sudell, Lily Farr, Jackie Milburn, Billy Boston...

A series that provides a look at the military airfields of the British Isles, aimed at historians and tourists. Each book includes a number of counties on a regional...