Author: Paul A. Fox
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1789693322
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
A new study of the heraldry, genealogy and history of the Canterbury Cathedral cloister, this book is the first comprehensive study of this monument ever undertaken. It provides a detailed chronology and details on the 856 heraldic shields, badges and devices, representing some 365 families, principalities, religious foundations and individuals.
Great Cloister: A Lost Canterbury Tale
Author: Paul A. Fox
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1789693322
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
A new study of the heraldry, genealogy and history of the Canterbury Cathedral cloister, this book is the first comprehensive study of this monument ever undertaken. It provides a detailed chronology and details on the 856 heraldic shields, badges and devices, representing some 365 families, principalities, religious foundations and individuals.
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1789693322
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
A new study of the heraldry, genealogy and history of the Canterbury Cathedral cloister, this book is the first comprehensive study of this monument ever undertaken. It provides a detailed chronology and details on the 856 heraldic shields, badges and devices, representing some 365 families, principalities, religious foundations and individuals.
The Isle of Man
Author: Matthew Richardson
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526720787
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Discover the long and fascinating history of this tiny self-governing island in the Irish Sea. Many people don’t know that the tiny Isle of Man, midway between the coasts of Lancashire and Northern Ireland, is one of the richest historic landscapes in Europe. Packed into its 225 square miles are dramatic stories of Bronze Age conflict, Viking warriors, medieval kings, smugglers, maritime and railway history, wartime airfields, and even a pirate radio station. Add to that the island's unique motorsport heritage (on two, three and four wheels), and you have a combination unrivaled anywhere in the British Isles. Whatever your passion, or whichever historical period appeals to you, the Isle of Man will have something fascinating to offer. Packed with illustrations, and using first-hand accounts to enhance the narrative, this book takes you on a chronological journey through the island’s history, before offering a series of guided tours which pick up the highlights of each district. From Bronze Age hill forts to medieval castles, from heritage railways to historic quaysides, from award-winning museums to country mansions, the Isle of Man has it all. Let this book be your guide to historic Britain's best-kept secret, as you explore a place untouched by the hectic pace of twenty-first-century life. Includes photos
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526720787
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Discover the long and fascinating history of this tiny self-governing island in the Irish Sea. Many people don’t know that the tiny Isle of Man, midway between the coasts of Lancashire and Northern Ireland, is one of the richest historic landscapes in Europe. Packed into its 225 square miles are dramatic stories of Bronze Age conflict, Viking warriors, medieval kings, smugglers, maritime and railway history, wartime airfields, and even a pirate radio station. Add to that the island's unique motorsport heritage (on two, three and four wheels), and you have a combination unrivaled anywhere in the British Isles. Whatever your passion, or whichever historical period appeals to you, the Isle of Man will have something fascinating to offer. Packed with illustrations, and using first-hand accounts to enhance the narrative, this book takes you on a chronological journey through the island’s history, before offering a series of guided tours which pick up the highlights of each district. From Bronze Age hill forts to medieval castles, from heritage railways to historic quaysides, from award-winning museums to country mansions, the Isle of Man has it all. Let this book be your guide to historic Britain's best-kept secret, as you explore a place untouched by the hectic pace of twenty-first-century life. Includes photos
Old Oswestry: a Hillfort in Its Landscape Over 3000 Years
Author: Tim Malim
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
ISBN: 9781789696110
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
This book, organised into 14 well-crafted chapters, charts the archaeology, folklore, heritage and landscape development of one of England's most enigmatic monuments, Old Oswestry Hillfort, from the Iron Age, through its inclusion as part of an early medieval boundary between England and Wales, to its role during World War I.
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
ISBN: 9781789696110
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
This book, organised into 14 well-crafted chapters, charts the archaeology, folklore, heritage and landscape development of one of England's most enigmatic monuments, Old Oswestry Hillfort, from the Iron Age, through its inclusion as part of an early medieval boundary between England and Wales, to its role during World War I.
The Canterbury Tales ... Done Into Modern English by Frederick Clarke. [With the Text.]
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 422
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The Cloister and the Hearth
Author: Charles Reade
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The Canterbury Tales ; the Prologue to the Book of the Tales of Canterbury
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The Canterbury Tales
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
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Languages : en
Pages : 662
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Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
The London Encyclopaedia
Author:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
Author: Winthrop Wetherbee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521540100
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
This introductory guide to Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' examines the social diversity of Chaucer's pilgrims, the stylistic range of their tales and the psychological richness of their interaction.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521540100
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
This introductory guide to Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' examines the social diversity of Chaucer's pilgrims, the stylistic range of their tales and the psychological richness of their interaction.
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis].
Author: Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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