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The battle of Adwalton Moor, fought five miles south east of Bradford in June 1643, has historically been accorded no more than a regional significance. It was overshadowed by the larger and more famous confrontations of Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby. Yet in this new book, David Johnson not only recounts the fighting in the greatest detail hitherto attempted, but demonstrates for the first time how the political repercussions of Adwalton Moor fundamentally altered the course of the English Civil War. Adwalton Moor by David Johnson. 9780954053581 169 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms 34 maps and illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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The period in York's history between the withdrawal of the Romans in the early fifth century and the arrival of the Vikings in the ninth saw the arrival and the settling of the Anglian people. Ailsa Mainman has gathered together the work of the historians and archaeologists who have worked in York and produced a full synthesis of our knowledge of Anglian York. She paints a vivid picture of life in the 'dark ages' of York. Anglo-Saxon York by Ailsa Mainman 9781906259655 162 pages. Paperback 23.5 x 15.5 cms 50 colour and black and white illustrations. £19.95 Ebook £6.99 The East Yorkshire Town of Beverley was the eleventh largest town in England in the Middle Ages. Dominated by its Minster and St Mary’s Church, the other buildings of the town were made of timber frames. Over the centuries these timber-framed houses were torn down and replaced by newer buildings. However, traces of the old timber-framed Beverley can still be found. Some are visible from the street. Others are hidden behind new facades or in attics. David Cook has painstakingly identified the location of these remains to build a fascinating picture of a how Beverley and other similar towns would have looked. Beverley's Timber Framed Buildings by David Cook 9798805147365 224 pages. Paperback 24.6 x 19 cms 113 colour and black and white illustrations. £19.95 This book of British Historical Documents covers the period from 325 B.C. to 2006 A.D. with a selection of over one hundred key documents from Pytheas of Massalia to Tony Blair's farewell speech to the Labour Party in 2006. Whilst concentrating on the written word, examples are included of paintings, coins, inscriptions and photographs as examples of the historian's sources. Each item is briefly introduced and a selection made from the key points of the document. British Historical Documents by Alan Avery 9780954630089 164 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms 7 illustrations. £9.99 eBook £2.99 |
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John Jackson R.A. was born in the North Yorkshire village of Lastingham in 1778. From humble beginnings he made a career as an artist and portrait painter. This biography by Elizabeth Lester contains 16 colour plates. A Fine Eye for Colour. John Jackson R.A. by Elizabeth Lester. 9781731338839 14 colour plates. £12.99 eBook £2.99 |
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Born in Yorkshire and hailed by his contemporaries as the 'Father of watercolour painting in this country', Francis Nicholson's (1753 -1844) career spanned nine decades. He was also an early innovator in the newly discovered medium of 'lithography' and this book presents an overview of his views of scenery in Britain published between c.1790 and 1830. Francis Nicholson. Lithographs and Engravings of Georgian Britain by Gordon Bell. 9781906259327 268 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms 180 illustrations £19.95.00 eBook £6.99 |
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Born in Yorkshire and hailed by his contemporaries as the 'Father of watercolour painting in this country', Francis Nicholson's (1753 -1844) career spanned nine decades. This monograph brings together scarce source material and previously unpublished genealogical research. Francis Nicholson by Gordon Bell et al 27 colour plates and 77 other illustrations. eBook £2.99 |
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Gordon Bell has brought together the specialist knowledge of his co-authors to provide an absorbing account of the life and times of a remarkable family of artists. Henry Barlow Carter (1804-68), Henry Vandyke Carter (1831 - 1897) and Joseph Newington Carter (1835-71). H B Carter and Sons by Gordon Bell et al 0954630068 30 colour plates and 26 other illustrations. eBook £2.99 |
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Max Beer's 'A History of British Socialism' is the standard work on the subject, tracing the idea of socialism from its classical and medieval roots down to the late 1920s when the new Labour Party was preparing to take power. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the growth and influence of a philosophy which has changed the life of everyone in the United Kingdom. Fully Illustrated. Volumes 1 & 2. Ebook £3.99 |
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The 'History of Beverley' , the County Town of East Yorkshire, begins with the story of an early settlement centred round the tomb of St John of Beverley, who died in 721. The story continues through the middle ages when Beverley was an important town dominated by its two great churches down to the present day. Today Beverley remains a thriving busy market which retains much of its medieval character. The History of Beverley by Pamela Hopkins. 9781906259150 440 pages. Paperback. 21.5 x 13.5 cms. 99 illustrations and maps. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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Driffield's story is typical of any small market town, but, like these, its story is also unique, not only in its hey-day, with canal builders, railway barons and town-makers ensuring the leap from village to town, but also from earliest times. We learn of it rich Anglo-Saxon past and follow Driffield's meandering story down to the present day. The History of Driffield by Stephen Harrison. 9781906259549 456 pages. Paperback. 22 x 14 cms 98 illustrations, maps and tables. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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This fully revised book follows the development of the town of Filey in North (formerly East) Yorkshire from its origins as a village settlement closely involved with the sea and fishing to its growth as a holiday resort in the reign of Queen Victoria to changes in the present day. Points of interest along the way include Filey's involvement with the pioneer aviators and the building of Butlin's Holiday Camp. The History of Filey by Michael Fearon. 9781906259068 194 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms 60 maps and illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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In three years of research, Andrew Todd has completely revised and expanded the original text, focusing now on all the Filey fishing families of the last two centuries. This 2021 edition includes a greatly enlarged series of family tree charts, featuring the Jenkinson family as a spine, and showing connections with all the town’s historic fishing families. A further enhancement of the 1985 edition is the inclusion of over 170 historical photographs, many unpublished to date, 22 diagrams and 12 maps. Filey: Fishing Faith and Family Since 1800 by Irene Allen and Andrew Todd 9781906259648 495 pages. Paperback. 23.4 x 15.6 cms 215 tables, illustrations and maps. £24.95. |
The History of Hornsea by Stephen Harrison. 9780954630058 364 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms 160 tables, illustrations and maps. £19.95. eBook £6.99 |
Northallerton is the county town of North Yorkshire and has a long, rich history appropriate to its status. The official town historian, Micael Riordan, brings to this new history of Northallerton (the first since 1885) his extensive and detailed knowledge of the town. He traces the development of Northallerton from its prehistoric and Roman beginnings to the present day. The History of Northallerton by Michael Riordan. 9781906259495 512 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 141 maps and illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
This history of Pickering in North Yorkshire is a reproduction of Gordon Home's 'Evolution of an English Town' from 1905 and a new chapter on the latest developments by local historian, John Rushton which brings the town's story down to 2009. The History of Pickering by Gordon Home and John Rushton. 9781906259174 356 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. Fully illustrated with sketches by Gordon Home and modern photographs. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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There are over fifty settlements in the world which bear the name 'Richmond' yet Richmond in North Yorkshire was the first and can claim to be the 'Mother of all Richmonds'. Local historian, Jane Hatcher tells the town's story with academic rigour yet in a form which makes it accessible to the general reader as well as the historian. The History of Richmond by Jane Hatcher. 9780954630010 292 pages. Paperback. 21.6 x 13.8 cms. 35 black and white illustrations and maps. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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The Ryedale district of North Yorkshire holds many picturesque villages and the historic market towns of Malton, Pickering, Kirby Moorside and Helmsley. The local historian John Rushton, traces the changing experience throughout the centuries of a people as varied and full of character as any. The History of Ryedale by John Rushton. 9781906259228 532 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 115 tables, illustrations and maps. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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There are at least thirteen other Scarboroughs in the world, but the Scarborough on Yorkshire's coast in England is the first and parent of all the others. This is a new account of a 2000-year old history of a place that has been Iron-Age camp, Roman signal station, Vikings' lair, Angevin castle, European fish fair, shipbuilding port and Britain's earliest watering resort that invented holidays by the sea. The History of Scarborough by Jack Binns 9780954630003 328 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 50 illustrations and maps. £19.95 eBook £6.99 Seamer can claim to be the longest inhabited site in Britain. In this new book, Sheila McGeown takes us from these early inhabitants through the Anglo-Saxon and Viking periods, the Middle Ages and the turmoil of the Civil War down to the era of growth and prosperity in the Victorian age to the present day with its fast-moving changes and challenges. A History of Seamer by Sheila McGeown 9781906259433 174 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms 37 illustrations and maps £12.95 eBook £6.99 |
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This new history of Selby traces the story of the town from prehistoric times to the foundation of the monastery and the great abbey church which still dominates the town. The story continues through the bloody battle of the civil war to the boom times of the Victorian era with its canals, bridges and railways, down to our own day. The History of Selby by Patricia Scott 9780954630034 298 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 31 illustrations and maps. £19.95 eBook £4.99 |
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Thornton-le-Dale was voted the prettiest village in Yorkshire in a newspaper poll and it continues to attract tourists to its charming houses alongside the beck. Yet, as this history shows, Thornton-le-Dale has a long and fascinating history. The book is a reproduction of Reginald Jeffery's 1931 book with an additional chapter by Keith Snowden. The ebook is the shorter version, 'Thornton Dale Through the Ages' by Keith Snowden.
The History of Thornton-le-Dale by R Jeffery and K Snowden. 9781906259198 398 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 22 illustrations and maps. £19.95 eBook £2.99 Rosalin Barker's History of Whitby traces the story of the town from its beginnings in the middle ages, through its heyday as one of England's leading ports to the present day. It is fully illustrated, featuring the photographs of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe. The History of Whitby by Rosalin Barker. 9781906259686 128 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 41 maps and illustrations. £9.95 eBook £4.99 |
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Written by the ten leading authorities on York's past, this new book traces the history of the city from its foundation as a Roman legionary fort through to the floods at the end of the second millennium. Every aspect of English history can be found in York. 'a work that is both broad in scope yet full of detail.' The History of York edited by Patrick Nuttgens. 9781906259044 436 pages. Paperback. 21.5 x 13.5 cms. 98 maps and illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 audiobook £22.89 |
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The story of John Robert Mortimer (1825-1911) encompasses both the beginnings of archaeology as a scientific study and the details of a life lived entirely in one small corner of the East Riding of Yorkshire. This comprehensive account of Mortimer's life helps to explain why Mortimer should be regarded as a pioneering archaeologist who espoused the idea that by understanding the past we understand ourselves. John Robert Mortimer by Stephen Harrison. 9781906259297 442 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 75 tables, illustrations and maps. £25.00 eBook £7.99 Thousands of pupils have graduated from Lady Lumley’s School in Pickering and from her earlier schools in Sinnington and Thornton Dale. Similarly, hundreds of people have benefited from residence in her almshouses in Thornton Dale and London. Yet who was this kindly benefactor? John Smith’s book traces the life and times of Lady Lumley and reveals a woman whose own troubled life did not hinder her in her love and care for those who shared her everyday life. Lady Lumley by John T. Smith 9781906259662 140 pages. Paperback 23.5 x 15.5 cms 42 tables, colour illustrations and maps £19.95 |
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The name 'Marston Moor' has resonated down the centuries since that July day in 1644 when the armies of the Parliament and the Scots inflicted a terrible defeat upon the King's forces commanded by Prince Rupert. It was the battle that destroyed the Royalist north and in which the cavalry general Oliver Cromwell came to national attention. It is the bloodiest battle fought on English soil. Marston Moor by P R Newman and P R Roberts. 9780954053529 207 pages. Paperback. 21.6 x 13.8 cms. 16 illustrations and maps. £19.95 eBook £4.99 |
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The north of England has repeatedly inspired painters to portray its scenery and ways of life. This was especially true at the turn of the nineteenth century. These were the years before the widespread use of photography, when images were handmade by artists and engravers for a rapidly growing trade with publishers, printers and binders.
Northern Seascapes and Landscapes by Gordon Bell et al 26 colour plates and 57 other illustrations. eBook £2.99 |
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This book is intended for the residents and visitors to Yorkshire who have an interest in the prehistory of Britain’s largest county. It provides a layman’s guide to the sites which are considered worth visiting and puts those sites into their prehistoric context. The aim is to produce an accessible synthesis which will appeal to interested members of the general public, rather than the expert, yet without loss of content or accuracy. Prehistoric Yorkshire by Alan Avery 9781906259693 144 pages. Paperback. 13.8 x 21.6 cm 79 colour illustrations £12.95 ebook £9.99 In the year 1700 a large number of the population of the English county of Yorkshire attended a place of worship on a regular basis. By 2011 the national census showed that 60% of people in Yorkshire still identified themselves as Christian but that only 6% regularly attended place of worship. Sheila McGeown traces this dramatic decline in the fortunes of organised religion in the county over the last three hundred years and chronicles the decline and fall of the various faiths. Religion in Yorkshire 1700 to 2000 by Sheila McGeown 9781906259341 130 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 40 illustrations. £6.99 eBook £2.99 |
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In this new book on Roman Yorkshire, Patrick Ottaway, a leading expert on the subject, covers all aspects of life in the county which was governed by Rome for nearly four hundred years. Special attention is given to the native population as well as the county's civic, economic, artistic and military developments under the Romans. Roman Yorkshire by Patrick Ottaway 9781906259334 400 pages. Hardback. 25 x 18 cms. 151 illustrations. £29.95 eBook £6.99 |
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In this new paperback version of Roman Yorkshire, Patrick Ottaway, a leading expert on the subject, covers all aspects of life in the county which was governed by Rome for nearly four hundred years. Special attention is given to the native population as well as the county's civic, economic, artistic and military developments under the Romans. Roman Yorkshire by Patrick Ottaway 9781906259389 504 pages. Paperback. 21.6 x 13.8 cms. 149 illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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The name of Rowntree will always be associated with the making of chocolates and sweets and with its home town of York. Yet, as Paul Chrystal shows in this book, there was much more to this remarkable family than profitable manufacturing. Driven by their Quaker faith, generations of the family concerned themselves with the welfare of their workers and society at large. The Rowntree Family of York by Paul Chrystal 9781906259358 312 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 125 illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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During the last thousand years Scarborough has been the birthplace, home, refuge, playground, hospital and cemetery for pirates, kings, nobles, merchants, soldiers, seamen, physicians, engineers, artists, missionaries and mountebanks. Chosen for their outstanding courage, villainy or individuality, here are thirty-three long-dead men and women whose deeds and misdeeds contributed significantly to the town's eventful history. Scarborough's Heroes, Rogues and Eccentrics by Jack Binns. 9781906259242 320 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 33 illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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Sir Hugh Cholmley (1600-1657) is the best remembered member of a family which for nearly two centuries were overlords of an estate of 26,000 acres in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Thanks to his vivid and frank autobiographies, we know much in detail of an extraordinary life which ran from spendthrift playboy to opponent of King Charles I during the English Civil War. Sir Hugh Cholmley of Whitby 1600 - 1657 by Jack Binns 9781906259099 230 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 14 maps and illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 John Rushton's book is a study of Yorkshire from 1485 to 1558. The early Tudors found Yorkshire a troublesome county, but drew forces from the shire to frequently campaign against a no less troublesome Scotland. Daily life for most was more ordinary and less changeful than for the nobility and the emerging middle classes. Tudor Yorkshire Volume 1 by John Rushton. 9781906259617 358 pages. Paperback. 15.6 x 23.4 cms 32 maps and illustrations. 142 tables. £19.95. eBook £9.99 John Rushton's book is a detailed study of the county from 1558 to 1603, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth never visited Yorkshire but had she done so, she would have found a vibrant, young society, searching for its religious values yet determined to enjoy itself. Tudor Yorkshire Volume 2 by John Rushton. 9781906259624 440 pages. Paperback. 15.6 x 23.4 cms 29 maps and illustrations 113 tables £19.95 eBook £9.99 |
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This new history traces the development of Bradford from its first settlement in Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. It was the nineteenth century, which saw Bradford transformed from a small town to a major city and centre of cloth production during the industrial revolution. This growth continued into the twentieth century but Bradford is now faced with the challenges of finding its place in the new service based economy and the multicultural social mix of the twenty-first century.
The Story of Bradford by Alan Avery. 9781906259402 84 pages. Paperback. 21.5 x 14 cms. Full colour maps and illustrations. £9.99 eBook £2.99 |
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This new history of Hull traces the story of the city from its beginnings as a haven for the transportation of goods to one of the main medieval harbours of England. The town was a key player in the Civil War of the seventeenth century and grew to become one of he country's major cities and ports following rapid expansion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Story of Hull by Alan Avery. 9781906259365 84 pages. Paperback. 21.5 x 14 cms. Full colour maps and illustrations. £9.99 eBook £2.99 Pickering in North Yorkshire has a long, continuous history reaching back to prehistoric times. This new book traces the story of the town down the ages from Saxon village, the coming of the Normans and the building of the castle, to modern times when the town's economy changed from serving farming to light industry and tourism. The Story of Pickering by John Rushton. 9781906259280 98 pages. Paperback. 21.5 x 14 cms. Full colour maps and illustrations. £9.99 eBook £2.99 |
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When King George VI visited York in 1923 he proclaimed that, 'The history of York is the history of England'. This book outlines the continuity of the city's 2000 years of history from Roman to modern times and shows how with public planning and private initiative a city can reform and rejuvenate itself to the benefit of resident and visitor. The Story of York by Alan Avery. 9781906259013 89 pages. Paperback. 14 x 22 cms 62 Full colour maps and illustrations. £9.99 eBook £2.99 |
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John Ward (1798-1849) was a self-taught artist living in Hull. He explored printmaking and began the task of preparing prints of most of the British vessels of the time. He died before the prints were bound and here, for the first time are Ward's prints in book form as he first intended. Victorian Ships by Gordon Bell and Arthur Credland. 9781906259143 222 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 130 illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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In 866 the city of York was captured by a 'Great Army' of Viking warriors. Ten years later, this Viking army 'shared out the land of the Northumbrians and they proceeded to plough and to support themselves'. This book offers the first full-length study of Yorkshire's Viking centuries, from the fall of York to the Norman Conquest of 1066. Viking Age Yorkshire by Matthew Townend. 9781906259396 338 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms 28 illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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'The Villages of East Yorkshire' is a collection of forty historical studies of some of the East Riding's most interesting and well-known communities, the events that shaped them and the personalities that made them famous. The Villages of East Yorkshire by Martin Limon. 9781906259259 296 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 175 illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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A chance discovery of a trunk of documents by the author opened up the world of the Leeds lawyer Edwin Eddison a nineteenth century Quaker. There is a link with the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison as well as many insights into the lives of Edison and his unconventional family. Voices from a Trunk by Sara Woodall 9781906259426 172 illustrations in full colour. £24.95 eBook £7.99 |
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After the bombing of a British Hospital on the Somme, a German soldier picks up a muddy diary written by the Cumbrian artist, Bernard Eyre Walker and returns it to him after the war. When Sara Woodall discovered her great-uncle's notebooks, she determined to bring back to life his story and his drawings in this richly illustrated book.
A Voice from the Trenches edited by Sara Woodall 9781906259587 192 pages. Paperback 140 colour illustrations and photographs. £19.95 |
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The Whitby to Pickering railway opened in 1836 with George Stepehenson as its engineer. At first, carriages were drawn by horse before being replaced by 'travelling engines' when the line was extended to Scarborough. Gordon Bell brings together documents published at the time to tell the story of the building of this remarkable railway. Whitby, Pickering and Scarborough Railway by Gordon Bell. 9780954630041 248 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. 87 maps and illustrations. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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Yorkshire in the Seventeenth Century charts the events in England's largest county through the years that saw the country change from monarchy to the beginnings of a Parliamentary democracy and argues that Yorkshire and Yorkshire people were at the centre of affairs. Yorkshire in the 17th Century by Jack Binns. 9780954630072 242 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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Yorkshire in the Civil Wars is more than a history of the momentous events of the English Civil Wars as they affected Yorkshire but also a detailed and enthralling account of the economic and social impact of the conflict on England's largest county. Yorkshire in the Civil Wars by Jack Binns. 9780954630027 250 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. £19.95 eBook £6.99 |
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The ship 'General Carleton' was built in Whitby in 1777 and sank off the coast of Poland in 1785. Stephen Baine's book tells the remarkable story of its excavation and the importance of the many artefacts recovered from the doomed ship. The Yorkshire Mary Rose by Stephen Baines. 9781906259204 180 pages. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cms. £12.95 ebook £6.99 |
