<p>This richly illustrated history explores every aspect of life in Leeds.This new history of Leeds covers all the main political, social, and economic developments of the city: The Harrying of the North devastated the surrounding area in 1069; the Civil War saw a battle fought in the town itself; cholera and typhus epidemics raged in the nineteenth century; the building of the Middleton Railway in 1812 saw the first commercially viable railway in the world; and Richard Oastler, the Factory King, launched the campaign for the Ten Hour Bill in the Leeds Mercury. Due emphasis is given to the place of the wool textile industry, the principal industry until the twentieth century. The story is brought right up to date, as are recent changes in the townscape. An intriguing look at this great city’s remarkable history.</p>

The Story of Leeds

History

Thornton, David

Europe

The History Press

Faith Recycling

Judson Press

Leeds: A Biographical Dictionary

Reference

A comprehensive biography of Edward Baines, founder of the Leeds Mercury newspaper, MP for Leeds and man of letters. The Leeds Mercury was the flagship of Victorian Liberalism in Leeds and Baines was involved in all the great political issues that affected the city in the early nineteenth century. This book will appeal to local historians in Leeds as well as specialists interested in urban history, the provincial Press, Liberal Dissent, the work of backbench MPs, and many other aspects of early Victorian society. The book runs to over 300 pages and includes a map and 15 black and white illustrated. It is fully casebound with an illustrated jacket.

Me Mercury: The Life of Edward Baines 1774-1848

Merton Priory Press Ltd

<p>Towards the end of the 19th century Daily Telegraph theatre critic and travel correspondent Clement Scott visited north Norfolk and used the name 'Poppyland' to write about the area. This title delves deeper into his life and the stories of those who came as a result of his writing, .Many of the homes they built can still be seen today</p>

Echoes of History: Poppyland 1883-1914

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Poppyland Publishing

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