Author: Nicholas Joseph FrangopuloPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Author: Ken Ward
Author: Environment Agency
Author: J. EDMUNDSA History of English Place Names and Where They Came From
Author: John MossPublisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526722852
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
An enlightening journey into the languages, meanings, and history behind the names on England’s map. The origins of the names of many English towns, hamlets, and villages date as far back as Saxon times, when kings like Alfred the Great established fortified borough towns to defend against the Danes. A number of settlements were established and named by French Normans following the Conquest. Many are even older and are derived from Roman place names. Some hark back to the Vikings who invaded and established settlements in the eighth and ninth centuries. Most began as simple descriptions of the location; some identified its founder, marked territorial limits, or gave tribal people a sense of their place in the grand scheme of things. Whatever their derivation, place names are inextricably bound up in history—and these are the stories behind them.
Author: Henry Patrick WhiteResearching Northern English
Author: Raymond HickeyPublisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN: 9027267677
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
Northern English has become the focus of intensive research in the past decade or so, following on a series of dedicated conferences. The present book brings together leading-edge contributions on various aspects of language use, variation and change in the North of England. The volume covers the history of English in this area as well as providing incisive studies of both the varieties of English spoken in cities and in larger parts of the area. In addition, the collection contains a number of interface studies, e.g. concerned with the borders of the North of England, both to Scotland and the South of England or dealing with second-language varieties of Northern English or with additional issues, such as enregisterment. All these contributions help to draw a comprehensive picture of this key area of the English-speaking world and point the way forward for future research.
Rambles Around Manchester
Author: Mike CresswellPublisher: Sigma Press
ISBN: 9781850582335
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Including 16 basic routes which can be varied to give around 100 fabulous walks, this work covers areas such as the South Pennines, the Ribble Valley, West Lancashire, Delamere Forest, North Staffordshire, and the Peak District. The walks are illustrated with photographs from the camera of Reg Timms, a prize-winning Northern photographer.
Loyalism and Radicalism in Lancashire, 1798-1815
Author: Katrina NavickasPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191565504
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Loyalism and Radicalism in Lancashire, 1798-1815 is a lively and detailed account of popular politics in Lancashire during the later years of the French Revolution and during the Napoleonic wars. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, such as letters, diaries, and broadside ballads, it offers fresh insights into the complicated dynamics between radicalism, loyalism, and patriotism, and emphasises Lancashire's distinctive political culture and its place at the heart of the industrial revolution. This region witnessed some of the most intense, disruptive, and violent popular politics in this period and beyond. Highly active and vocal groups emerged - extreme republicans, more moderate radicals, Luddites, early trade unionists, and also strong networks of 'Church-and-King' loyalists and Orange lodges. Katrina Navickas explains how this heady mix created a politically charged region where both local and national affairs played their part. She follows the inner workings of popular political activity in response to both internal and external threats, including loyalist processions and civic events, volunteer corps formed as defence against invasion, food riots, strikes by trade unions, and both secret and public meetings on the key issues of peace and parliamentary reform. Navickas argues for a distinct sense of regional identity that shaped not only local politics but also patriotism. Lancastrians felt British in the face of the French, but it was a particularly Lancastrian type of Britishness.
Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom
Author: Fiona EdmondsPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783273364
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
WINNER OF THE FRANK WATSON BOOK PRIZE 2021. SHORTLISTED IN SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2021 The first full-scale, interdisciplinary treatment of the wide-ranging connections between the Gaelic world and the Northumbrian kingdom.
