Author: Howard Peach
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850587491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
'Curious Tales of Old East Yorkshire' is a guide to the history, folklore, traditions & social institutions of the old East Riding, arranged in 14 diverse chapters. Anecdotes are included on events, personalities, buildings, customs & domestic matters.
Curious Tales of Old East Yorkshire
Author: Howard Peach
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850587491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
'Curious Tales of Old East Yorkshire' is a guide to the history, folklore, traditions & social institutions of the old East Riding, arranged in 14 diverse chapters. Anecdotes are included on events, personalities, buildings, customs & domestic matters.
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850587491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
'Curious Tales of Old East Yorkshire' is a guide to the history, folklore, traditions & social institutions of the old East Riding, arranged in 14 diverse chapters. Anecdotes are included on events, personalities, buildings, customs & domestic matters.
Curious Tales of Old West Yorkshire
Author: Marie Campbell
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850587033
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850587033
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Curious Tales from West Yorkshire
Author: Howard Peach
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750952717
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
This is a charming compendium of historical oddities, curious customs and strange events from across West Yorkshire. Laid out in an easy to use A-Z format it explores a vast range of subjects, from folklore and legends to Yorkshire's strangest buildings, artefacts and memorials (including a drinker's tomb made from a beer barrel). Here also are some of Yorkshire's most eccentric characters and famous former inhabitants, and the stories behind some of the oddest events that have occurred in the county - and perhaps even in the whole of the British Isles. With countless Civil War curiosities, tragic tales and hilarious happenings, 'tha couldna mak it up!'. Richly illustrated with both modern and archive images, it will delight residents and visitors alike.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750952717
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
This is a charming compendium of historical oddities, curious customs and strange events from across West Yorkshire. Laid out in an easy to use A-Z format it explores a vast range of subjects, from folklore and legends to Yorkshire's strangest buildings, artefacts and memorials (including a drinker's tomb made from a beer barrel). Here also are some of Yorkshire's most eccentric characters and famous former inhabitants, and the stories behind some of the oddest events that have occurred in the county - and perhaps even in the whole of the British Isles. With countless Civil War curiosities, tragic tales and hilarious happenings, 'tha couldna mak it up!'. Richly illustrated with both modern and archive images, it will delight residents and visitors alike.
Curious Tales of Old North Yorkshire
Author: Howard Peach
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850587934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850587934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Folklore of Yorkshire
Author: Kai Roberts
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752489542
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in Britain, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Built on centuries of shared tradition, a characteristic body of folklore has thrived and endured well into the present day. Folklore of Yorkshire chronicles such beliefs throughout the whole county, identifying distinctive common themes, placing them in their historical context and considering their social and psychological function. You’ll discover Yorkshire’s holy wells and buried treasure, its boggarts, Black Dogs and fairies, and the legends behind the county’s stunning landscape. This fully illustrated book shows how the customs of the past have influenced the ways of today, whilst also revealing something about the nature of folklore itself, both for the tradition-bearers and those who collect it.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752489542
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in Britain, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Built on centuries of shared tradition, a characteristic body of folklore has thrived and endured well into the present day. Folklore of Yorkshire chronicles such beliefs throughout the whole county, identifying distinctive common themes, placing them in their historical context and considering their social and psychological function. You’ll discover Yorkshire’s holy wells and buried treasure, its boggarts, Black Dogs and fairies, and the legends behind the county’s stunning landscape. This fully illustrated book shows how the customs of the past have influenced the ways of today, whilst also revealing something about the nature of folklore itself, both for the tradition-bearers and those who collect it.
The Wharncliffe A–Z of Yorkshire Murder
Author: Stephen Wade
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1781596131
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The history of the old county of Yorkshire has been concerned with the great and the good, the ambitious and the downright unscrupulous. Its broad acres has had more than its fair share of highprofile murders, especially though not exclusively in its burgeoning urban centres. Now there is a reference work to bring together most of the principal murders, from the mid-eighteenth century when Dick Turpin went to the York gallows, through to the end of hanging in 1964.In a time-span of two centuries, Yorkshire has witnessed a range of tragic narratives including husbands killing their wives, homicidal attacks in the night alleys and courts, gangs at work looking for vulnerable victims on dark streets and country lanes.Many of these tales are from the countryside too. Revenge and jealousy on and around farms, clashes between poachers and gamekeepers and shootings in rolling hills and valleys.Other factors in the social scene are also recounted, including legal and historical features, definitions, explanations, even short accounts of lives of murderers and of course the enigmatic hangmen.STEPHEN WADE specialises in writing criminal and military history. He hasauthored several volumes in Wharncliffes Foul Deeds Series as well as Unsolved Yorkshire Murders. He teaches courses in crime writing and crime history at the University of Hull and also works as a writer in prisons.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1781596131
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The history of the old county of Yorkshire has been concerned with the great and the good, the ambitious and the downright unscrupulous. Its broad acres has had more than its fair share of highprofile murders, especially though not exclusively in its burgeoning urban centres. Now there is a reference work to bring together most of the principal murders, from the mid-eighteenth century when Dick Turpin went to the York gallows, through to the end of hanging in 1964.In a time-span of two centuries, Yorkshire has witnessed a range of tragic narratives including husbands killing their wives, homicidal attacks in the night alleys and courts, gangs at work looking for vulnerable victims on dark streets and country lanes.Many of these tales are from the countryside too. Revenge and jealousy on and around farms, clashes between poachers and gamekeepers and shootings in rolling hills and valleys.Other factors in the social scene are also recounted, including legal and historical features, definitions, explanations, even short accounts of lives of murderers and of course the enigmatic hangmen.STEPHEN WADE specialises in writing criminal and military history. He hasauthored several volumes in Wharncliffes Foul Deeds Series as well as Unsolved Yorkshire Murders. He teaches courses in crime writing and crime history at the University of Hull and also works as a writer in prisons.
Yorkshire Murders & Misdemeanours
Author: Stephen Wade
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445632543
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
A gruesome look at the crimes and mysteries of Yorkshire.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445632543
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
A gruesome look at the crimes and mysteries of Yorkshire.
Yorkshire Dales Walking
Author: Norman Buckley
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850584391
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This book selects 32 of the best Dales walks and offers them with a wealth of interesting features encountered along the way. They are based on well-known towns and villages, mainly within those areas which are most popular and best loved.
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850584391
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This book selects 32 of the best Dales walks and offers them with a wealth of interesting features encountered along the way. They are based on well-known towns and villages, mainly within those areas which are most popular and best loved.
Writing True Crime
Author: Stephen Wade
Publisher: Straightforward co Ltd
ISBN: 9781847161260
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Stephen Wade introduces the aspiring crime writer to the skills needed to write true crime and crime history. The chapters cover everything from finding a subject, working on a creative treatment and researching in libraries and archives.
Publisher: Straightforward co Ltd
ISBN: 9781847161260
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Stephen Wade introduces the aspiring crime writer to the skills needed to write true crime and crime history. The chapters cover everything from finding a subject, working on a creative treatment and researching in libraries and archives.
Strange World of the Brontës
Author: Marie Campbell
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850587583
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850587583
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description