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Author | : Roger Long |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2010-09-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750954175 |
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A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple murders, horrendous hauntings and audacious thefts. Have you heard the story of the pub landlord who attempted to end it all by leaping down his own well? All he achieved was a broken ankle. Also featured here are the Watchfield farmer who tried to turn his wife into cooking fat, the family who charged people to view their relative’s decapitated body, and the violent poltergeist activity that took place at the old forge at Finchampstead and made national news headlines in 1926. This compilation of grim deeds contains a veritable plethora of poisonings, assaults, drownings, kidnappings, suicides and disasters. If you have ever wondered about what nasty goings-on occurred in the Berkshire of yesteryear, then look no further – it’s all here. But do you have the stomach for it?
Author | : Roger Long |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2010-09-13 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0750954175 |
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A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple murders, horrendous hauntings and audacious thefts. Have you heard the story of the pub landlord who attempted to end it all by leaping down his own well? All he achieved was a broken ankle. Also featured here are the Watchfield farmer who tried to turn his wife into cooking fat, the family who charged people to view their relative's decapitated body, and the violent poltergeist activity that took place at the old forge at Finchampstead and made national news headlines in 1926. This compilation of grim deeds contains a veritable plethora of poisonings, assaults, drownings, kidnappings, suicides and disasters. If you have ever wondered about what nasty goings-on occurred in the Berkshire of yesteryear, then look no further – it's all here. But do you have the stomach for it?
Author | : Alan Sharp |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2015-05-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750964561 |
Download A Grim Almanac of York Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This day-by-day account of gruesome tales from York's past reveals the seedy underbelly of what was historically the most important city in the North. Inside these pages you will find true stories of murder and intrigue, battles and conspiracies, witches and religious martyrs, gruesome executions and horrible accidents. Read about Margaret Clitherow, tortured to death for her beliefs, Richard Scrope, the archbishop executed for treason, and of course the notorious highwayman Richard 'Dick' Turpin and his moonlight ride. If you have ever wondered what nasty goings-on occurred in the York of yesteryear, then read on ... if you dare!
Author | : Neil Storey |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2007-08-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0752496263 |
Download Grim Almanac Jack the Ripper's Lond Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Jostling for position in this cornucopia of the criminal and the curious are diverse tales of baby farmers, garrotters, murderers, poisoners, prostitutes, pimps, rioters and rebels. Other tales tell of those who walked the poverty-stricken streets of 'the abyss', trying to earn a few honest coppers by the most unusual and desperate occupations, from tater man to tosher. This colourful cast of characters is accompanied by accounts of prisons and punishments, as well as a liberal smattering of funerals, executions, disasters and bizarre events. If it's horrible, if it's ghastly, if it's strange, its here - and if you have the stomach for it, then read on.
Author | : Nicola Sly |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2013-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0752489348 |
Download A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from the county's past. There are murders and manslaughters, including the killing by Mrs Barber of her entire family in 1909 while temporarily insane, and the brutal murder of four-year-old Edward Busby in 1871, killed by his mother to prevent his father ill-treating him. There are bizarre deaths, including those of four-year-old Charles Taylor, who was accidentally kicked clean through a top storey window in 1844 by a child playing on a swing, George Sheppard, who was struck by a cricket ball during a match in 1905, and of the vicar of Bucknell, who starved himself to death in 1935. There is an assortment of calamities which include strange and unusual crimes, devastating fires, rail crashes, explosions, disasters, mysteries, freak weather and a plethora of uncanny accidents. Generously illustrated, this chronicle is an entertaining and readable record of Oxfordshire's grim past. Delve into the dreadful deeds of Oxford's past, if you dare...
Author | : Peter Higginbotham |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2013-02-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0752492306 |
Download A Grim Almanac of the Workhouse Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
For two centuries, the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain. The recourse of only the most desperate, dark, and terrible tales of malnutrition, misery, mistreatment, and murder ran like wildfire through the poorer classes, who lived in terror of being forced inside the institution's towering walls—and, as this collection proves, all of them were true! This book contains 365 incredible tales of fires, drownings, explosions, and disasters, infamous scandals such as the Andover affair—where inmates were forced to eat the bones they were supposed to be crushing to ward off starvation—and sickening tales of abuse, assault, bodysnatching, poisonings, post mortems, and murder. Accompanied by 70 rare and wonderful illustrations, this book will thrill, fascinate, sadden, and unnerve in equal measure.
Author | : Arthur James Wells |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1884 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Bibliography, National |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Michala Hulme |
Publisher | : Grim Almanacs |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-04-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780750961509 |
Download A Grim Almanac of Manchester Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book collects together 365 of the darkest tales from Manchester's history--terrifying true tales of riot, assault, murder, and crime, of slums, disease, death, and disaster. Compiled by Manchester historian and genealogist Michala Hume and filled with amazing historical horrors, read it if you dare!
Author | : Old Farmer's Almanac |
Publisher | : Old Farmer's Almanac |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2020-09 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1571988513 |
Download The Old Farmer's Almanac 2021 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
America's oldest continuously published periodical, beloved by generations for being "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," celebrates its unique history with more readers than ever before!
Author | : Robert Waller |
Publisher | : London ; New York : Croom Helm |
Total Pages | : 642 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download The Almanac of British Politics Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This new edition of the definitive guide to the political map of the United Kingdom has been thoroughly revised and updated since the second successive Labour election victory in 2001, detailing each of the constituencies sending representatives to the House of Commons.