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Author: Bev Woodger
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2016-11-22
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1785898396
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of the development of Minehead and its change from an important early port to a popular holiday resort by the early twentieth century.
Author: Hilary Binding
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780857041777
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 2000, this edition of 'The Book of Minehead with Alcombe' brings the story of the community fully up-to-date. A new section highlights what has happened since the book was first issued, and new images capture how the Diamond Jubilee was celebrated.
Author: Ian Coleby
Publisher:
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781899889204
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Dunster, Eng. (Honour)
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 472
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mike Hall
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0750951753
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On January 30, 1607, a huge wave, over 7 meters high, swept up the River Severn, flooding the land on either side. The wall of water reached as far inland as Bristol and Cardiff. It swept away everything in its path, devastating communities and killing thousands of people. Historian and geographer Mike Hall pieces together the contemporary accounts and the surviving physical evidence to present, for the first time, a comprehensive picture of what actually happened on that fateful day and its consequences. He also examines the possible causes of the disaster: was it just a storm surge, or was it, in fact, the only recorded instance of a tsunami in Britain?
Author: Hilary Binding
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780900131264
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Peter Marshall
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2008-10-09
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0191579920
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Halloween 1636: sightings of the ghost of an old woman begin to be reported in the small English coastal town of Minehead, and a royal commission is sent to investigate. December 1640: a disgraced Protestant bishop is hanged in the Irish capital, Dublin, after being convicted of an 'unspeakable' crime. In this remarkable piece of historical detective work, Peter Marshall sets out to uncover the intriguing links between these two seemingly unconnected events. The result is a compelling tale of dark family secrets, of efforts to suppress them, and of the ways in which they finally come to light. It is also the story of a shocking seventeenth-century Church scandal which cast its shadow over religion and politics in Britain and Ireland for the best part of three centuries, drawing in a host of well known and not-so-well-known characters along the way, including Jonathan Swift, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Walter Scott. A fascinating story in its own right, Mother Leakey and the Bishop is also a sparkling demonstration of how the telling of stories is central to the way we remember the past, and can become part of the fabric of history itself.
Author: Sophia Kingshill
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2012-06-28
Total Pages: 533
ISBN-13: 1409038459
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen’s prayers and sailors’ rituals – the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs, and superstitions. In The Fabled Coast, renowned folklorists Sophia Kingshill and Jennifer Westwood gather together the most enthralling tales and traditions, tracing their origins and examining the facts behind the legends. Was there ever such a beast as the monstrous Kraken? Did a Welsh prince discover America, centuries before Columbus? What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? Along the way, they recount the stories that are an integral part of our coastal heritage, such as the tale of Drake’s Drum, said to be heard when England was in peril, and the mythical island of Hy Brazil, which for centuries appeared on sea charts and maps to the west of Ireland. The result is an endlessly fascinating, often surprising journey through our island history.
