Pity for the Guy : a biography of Guy Fawkes by Davis, John Paul

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Portents of Dread; 2 The Catholic Recusants of the West Riding of Yorkshire; 3 Cowdray, Calvinism and a Slow Boat to Flanders; 4 A Traitor to the Crown; 5 A Ruthless and Unloving Land; 6 A Defence to the Innocent; 7 A Desperate Disease; 8 To Shake the Thrones of Princes; 9 Three Score Barrels of Powder Below; 10 Spies, Soldiers and 'Stir This Parliament'; 11 With a Dark Lantern and a Burning Match; 12 Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, T'was His Intent; 13 His Just End Should'st Be Grim; 14 The Aftermath; 15 Remember, Remember ...…”
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Pity for the Guy : a biography of Guy Fawkes by Davis, John Paul

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Portents of Dread; 2 The Catholic Recusants of the West Riding of Yorkshire; 3 Cowdray, Calvinism and a Slow Boat to Flanders; 4 A Traitor to the Crown; 5 A Ruthless and Unloving Land; 6 A Defence to the Innocent; 7 A Desperate Disease; 8 To Shake the Thrones of Princes; 9 Three Score Barrels of Powder Below; 10 Spies, Soldiers and 'Stir This Parliament'; 11 With a Dark Lantern and a Burning Match; 12 Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, T'was His Intent; 13 His Just End Should'st Be Grim; 14 The Aftermath; 15 Remember, Remember ...…”
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A measure of wealth : the English land tax in historical analysis by Ginter, Donald E.

Table of Contents: “…14 Testing the Maximum Series for Comparability: Spatial Distribution Patterns in the North, East, and West Ridings of Yorkshire15 The National Distribution of the Land Tax Burden: New Estimates for 1815 -- PART FIVE: CONCLUSIONS -- 16 A New Look at the Historiography of Land Tax Studies -- PART SIX: MAPS -- PART SEVEN: APPENDICES -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y…”
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Industrial Revolution. by Hudson, Pat

Table of Contents: “…The marketing of agricultural produceThe dynamic links; The release of labour; The supply of food, raw materials and exports; Incomes, real incomes and the home market; Agriculture as a consumer of goods and services; The release of capital; Conclusion; Part Two: The Industrial Revolution; 4 Regions and Industries; The regional perspective; National considerations; Regional diversity; Proto-industrialisation: the location; Proto-industrialisation: dynamic influences; Capital, labour and innovation; The West Riding of Yorkshire; Lancashire; Birmingham and the West Midlands.…”
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