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Rich in new discoveries and fresh interpretation, this fully
revised survey is the perfect companion and guide to one of
England's most beguiling counties. A profusion of black-and-white
timber-framed houses testifies to the prosperity of earlier
centuries, as do the many and varied parish churches. Highlights
among these include the extraordinary Norman carvings at Kilpeck,
the exquisitely spare Cistercian architecture of Abbey Dore, the
seductive Georgian Gothick of Shobdon, and Lethaby's Arts and
Crafts masterpiece at Brockhampton. The city of Hereford is freshly
presented in detail, from its splendid medieval cathedral to the
architectural adventures of the Georgians and Victorians. Country
houses are plentiful and diverse, including much that is well in
step with national fashions. The characteristic landscape of hills
and woods lends a special pleasure to architectural exploration,
while market towns such as Ledbury, Leominster, and Ross-on-Wye can
match any in England for visual and architectural appeal.
This book presents up-to-date information on the origins of the
Ashkenazic Jewish people from central and eastern Europe based on
genetic research on modern and pre-modern populations. It focuses
on the 129 maternal haplogroups that the author confirmed that
Ashkenazim have acquired from distinct female ancestors who were
indigenous to diverse lands that include Israel, Italy, Poland,
Germany, North Africa, and China, revealing both their Israelite
inheritance and the lasting legacy of conversions to Judaism.
Genetic connections between Ashkenazic Jews and other Jewish
populations, including Turkish Jews, Moroccan Jews, Tunisian Jews,
Iranian Jews, and Cochin Jews, are indicated wherever they are
known.
This book presents up-to-date information on the origins of the
Ashkenazic Jewish people from central and eastern Europe based on
genetic research on modern and pre-modern populations. It focuses
on the 129 maternal haplogroups that the author confirmed that
Ashkenazim have acquired from distinct female ancestors who were
indigenous to diverse lands that include Israel, Italy, Poland,
Germany, North Africa, and China, revealing both their Israelite
inheritance and the lasting legacy of conversions to Judaism.
Genetic connections between Ashkenazic Jews and other Jewish
populations, including Turkish Jews, Moroccan Jews, Tunisian Jews,
Iranian Jews, and Cochin Jews, are indicated wherever they are
known.
The Making of London explores the rich history of the Metropolis
from the Roman settlement established 2,000 years ago in the area
that came to be known as the 'Square Mile' and traces the process
whereby it eventually emerged as the world's greatest city. London
became the capital and seat of government of Britain, a centre of
culture, entertainment and retailing, a major port and industrial
centre and world leader in international trade, commerce and
finance. The focus is largely on central London but necessarily
brings in other nearby districts when events involved interaction
with these. While examining a selection of major historical events,
consideration is also given to some of the more unusual and quirky
aspects that have contributed to making London the diverse and
fascinating place it remains today. A largely chronological
approach is taken which emphasises how the lives of the ordinary
people were shaped by the events they witnessed such as invasions,
riots and rebellions, fires, smogs, wars, epidemics and pandemics.
The story embraces the apparent glamour of areas such as Mayfair
and the West End but does not neglect districts stalked by crime,
poverty and despair. London has always been a place of paradoxes
where flaunted wealth has existed alongside appalling social
deprivation. The juxtaposition of extravagance and poverty, of high
culture with the lowest of low life is a recurrent theme in
London's history. The Making of London will interest newcomers
wishing to know about London's past but even those familiar with
its history are likely to find something new in its pages.
This volume is a fully expanded and revised architectural guide to
the greater part of Oxfordshire, based on Jennifer Sherwood's 1970s
account, full of new information and with specially commissioned
photography.The vernacular architecture of the villages and farms
is well represented here, as well as notable town architecture and
the medieval parish churches for which the area is well known.
Oxfordshire is also a county of great houses, from the romantic
medieval ruins of Minster Lovell to the late flowering of Lutyens's
1930s Middleton Park; the grandest, however, is Blenheim Palace,
the Baroque masterpiece designed by John Vanbrugh (1664-1726).
This expanded and updated guide to the buildings of Worcestershire
encompasses the entire county, from the dramatic Malvern Hills
through the Severn Valley to the fringes of the Cotswolds. Medieval
Worcestershire is represented by the fine Gothic cathedral of
Worcester, the splendid remains of the abbeys and priories, and the
many parish churches with their rich inheritance of Norman work.
Timber-framed houses are abundant. But Worcestershire is also a
county of red brick and sandstone, with such fine country houses as
Jacobean Westwood, Hanbury Hall, Hagley Hall, and Witley Court.
Among the towns are Stourport, the only English town created by the
canals, the genteel spa resort at Great Malvern, and the leafy New
Town at Redditch.
A comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the buildings in one of the
best-loved and most beautiful areas of England. Major buildings
include great medieval wool churches and grand country houses such
as Badminton and Dyrham, besides some remarkable relics of the
early Industrial Revoltion and much fine work by the Arts and
Crafts Movement. The architecture of such celebrated towns as
Cirencester and Chipping Campden is covered in depth, as are the
many villages and smaller houses. An expert overview is given in
the introduction, which also surveys the rich prehistoric and Roman
remains and the subtleties of the famous Cotswold stone. This
revised and expanded volume is the latest addition to the famous
Pevsner Architectural Guides, the fruit of extensive new research
and deep local knowledge. Numerous maps, plans and new photographs,
full indexes and a glossary help make this the indispensable guide
for any lover of the Cotswolds.
9th volume to be published in this successful series of re- vision
/ study aids, FRCR Part 1 is derived from the questions used in the
annual revision course held at The Royal London and St.
Bartholomew's hospitals.
The Jews of Khazaria explores the history and culture of Khazaria-a
large empire in eastern Europe (located in present-day Ukraine and
Russia) in the early Middle Ages noted for its adoption of the
Jewish religion. The third edition of this modern classic features
new and updated material throughout, including new archaeological
findings, new genetic evidence, and new information about the
migration of the Khazars. Though little-known today, Khazaria was
one of the largest political formations of its time-an economic and
cultural power connected to several important trade routes and
known for its religious tolerance. After the royal family converted
to Judaism in the ninth century, many nobles and common people did
likewise. The Khazars were ruled by a succession of Jewish kings
and adopted many hallmarks of Jewish civilization, including study
of the Torah and Talmud, Hebrew script, and the observance of
Jewish holidays. The third edition of The Jews of Khazaria tells
the compelling true story of this kingdom past.
Ghosts traditionally make their presence felt in many ways, from
unexplained footfalls and chills to odours and apparitions. This
fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange and
unexplained hauntings across the length and breadth of Britain's
railway network: signals and messages sent from empty boxes; trains
that went into tunnels and never left; ghostly passengers and
spectral crew; the wires whizzing to signal the arrival of trains
on lines that have been closed for years... Based on hundreds of
first-person and historical accounts, Shadows in the Steam is a
unique collection of mysterious happenings, inexplicable events and
spine-chilling tales, all related to the railways. Compiled by
David Brandon and Alan Brooke, acknowledged experts on railways and
the supernatural, and including sections on the London Underground
and railway ghosts in literature and film, this book will delight
lovers of railways and spooky stories alike.
Throughout its 200 year history, Hinde Street Church in London has
been one of Britain's best-known Methodist churches, with a long
tradition of great preaching and local community service. In the
early years crowds flocked there to hear the foremost orators of
the day. And thousands of children in the church's Sunday School
were taught reading and writing skills before universal education
was introduced. Hinde Street has always reflected its Marylebone
locality: from the early days when poverty and disease were rife,
to the turn of the twentieth century when shop-girls and young
workers from the new West End stores were an important part of the
local population. Alan Brooks' book tells of episodes of tragic
internal strife, of personal sacrifice and of the devastation of
war. But he also recalls a high tradition of worship and music over
two centuries, the excitement of building a magnificent new chapel,
and the church's constantly developing efforts to support its
inner-city constituency. Fascinating details of Hinde Street's
connections with many of Methodism's great leaders over two
centuries are revealed, including its long-term relationship with
Donald Soper and with the West London Mission whose ambitious
social welfare outreach continues to this day.
Tyburn Fields is the best known site of execution in London, but
London may be aptly named the executioner's city, so many were the
places where executions could and did occur. "London: The
Executioner's City" reveals the capital as a place where the bodies
of criminals defined the boundaries of the city and heads on poles
greeted patrons on London Bridge. The ubiquity of crime and
punishment was taken for granted by countless generations of the
capital's inhabitants, though it seems to have done little to stem
the tide of criminality that has always threatened to engulf the
city. The book is a powerful evocation of the dark side of London's
history, where the great and not so good, the poor and helpless,
the cruel and the idealistic crowd together to be punished in
public. A king and more than one queen, heretics, archbishops,
pirates, poisoners, plotters, murderers, and a cook executed for
selling putrid fish met death by hanging, beheading, burning, or
boiling in London, and on most occasions the crowd roared its
approval.
In this book, author Alan Brooke highlights the historic gates of
the City of London: Cripplegate, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate,
Ludgate, Newgate and Moorgate. Originating in Roman times, they
remained until they were all demolished between 1760 and 1767. Blue
plaques mark six of their sites, and a bishop's mitre on a building
shows where Bishopsgate once stood. This book examines the history
of the gates, with chapters devoted to each one. A shorter section
offers a summary of some of the water gates on the River Thames,
including Billingsgate and Bridge Gate, where goods were unloaded
from ships. Additionally, there were pedestrian-only gates such as
Tower Gate and the postern gate at the Tower of London. There were
also the Bars, the most famous of which is Temple Bar, which can
still be seen at Paternoster Square. Illustrated throughout with
archive material, photographs of present-day locations and a map,
Gates of the City of London provides an important addition to the
many books on London's rich and diverse history.
Between 1835 and the 1850s, railway mania blossomed around Britain.
Crime emerged as the railways developed, at first opportunistic
crimes such as fare evasion and robberies, but gradually more
inventive forms evolved, notably the minor clerk Redpath in the
1850s, whose shameless cooking of the books to live the high life
exposed the lack of any kind of accountancy across the railway
industry. The first train murder was not until the 1840s, and
sparked great fear of foreigners as a German was charged and hanged
for the crime. The outcry resulted in the communication cord being
introduced to the railway carriages, so that no longer would they
exist as completely separate spaces and passengers could alert the
driver to any assault within. This fascinating history covers all
varieties of crime on the railways and how it has changed over the
years, from assaults and robberies, to theft of goods, murder,
vandalism, football and other crowd activity, suicide on the line,
fraud and white collar crime, and also looks at the use of railway
crime in film and literature.
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