Add to ORKGLancashire is famous for its wakes holidays, but where did these come from? This booklet traces their history from ancient parish revels of the Middle Ages to the development of modern seaside resorts. It looks at the customs of rushbearing and morris dancing, at the region's many fairs, and at old sports and recreations. It also offers a fresh view of the impact of the industrial revolution, arguing that tradition and continuity were important features of the development of 'the world's first industrial society'
One man\u27s love for the fairest of the Lancashire witcheshttps://egrove.olemiss.edu/kgbsides_uk/13...
A hundred years ago, mountaineering was the preserve of the upper classes, Oxford and Cambridge grad...
To date, the only publication to document the work of Birmingham Guild has been the 1984 exhibition ...
Lancashire is famous for its wakes holidays, but where did these come from? This booklet traces thei...
Robert Poole examines the continuity over centuries of a tradition in northern England. There is no ...
On the eve of the great migration of the rapidly developing textile industry into the steam-powered ...
Reproduced with permission of the publisher. Copyright © 2007 Elsevier. NOTICE: This is the author’s...
Inspired by Gilbert White’s famous book The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne of 1789, Rob...
At Papplewick, Nottinghamshire, there is physical evidence of 18th century industry. This study focu...
Samuel Bamford (1788-1872) is best known as the Lancashire weaver whose Passages in the Life of a Ra...
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available ...
This article explores the public ceremonies chosen to mark the restoration of Charles II in a range ...
One man\u27s love for the fairest of the Lancashire witcheshttps://egrove.olemiss.edu/kgbsides_uk/13...
A hundred years ago, mountaineering was the preserve of the upper classes, Oxford and Cambridge grad...
To date, the only publication to document the work of Birmingham Guild has been the 1984 exhibition ...
Lancashire is famous for its wakes holidays, but where did these come from? This booklet traces thei...
Robert Poole examines the continuity over centuries of a tradition in northern England. There is no ...
On the eve of the great migration of the rapidly developing textile industry into the steam-powered ...
Reproduced with permission of the publisher. Copyright © 2007 Elsevier. NOTICE: This is the author’s...
Inspired by Gilbert White’s famous book The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne of 1789, Rob...
At Papplewick, Nottinghamshire, there is physical evidence of 18th century industry. This study focu...
Samuel Bamford (1788-1872) is best known as the Lancashire weaver whose Passages in the Life of a Ra...
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available ...
This article explores the public ceremonies chosen to mark the restoration of Charles II in a range ...
One man\u27s love for the fairest of the Lancashire witcheshttps://egrove.olemiss.edu/kgbsides_uk/13...
A hundred years ago, mountaineering was the preserve of the upper classes, Oxford and Cambridge grad...
To date, the only publication to document the work of Birmingham Guild has been the 1984 exhibition ...