Battles -- England -- Yorkshire; Yorkshire (England) -- History, Military
PRESS OPINIONS.
"This in an entertaining book ... well-chosen illustrations and
a serviceable index."--_Athenæum._
"A hearty reception may be bespoken for it,"--_Globe._
"A work which will be eagerly read by all who take it
up."--_Scotsman._
"It is entertaining."--_Manchester Guardian._
"A vast amount of curious and entertaining matter."--_Sheffield
Independent._
"We can honestly recommend a perusal of this book."--_Yorkshire
Post._
"Interesting, and handsomely printed."--_Newcastle Chronicle._
"A very readable history."--_Birmingham Daily Gazette._
"Mr. Andrews' book is well worthy of careful study, and is a
perfect mine of wealth on the subject of which it
treats."--_Herts Advertiser._
"It is sure of a warm welcome on both sides of the
Atlantic"--_Christian Leader._
LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO. HULL: WILLIAM
ANDREWS & CO.
_In the Press._
YORKSHIRE FAMILY ROMANCE.
By FREDERICK ROSS, F.R.H.S.,
AUTHOR OF "THE RUINED ABBEYS OF ENGLAND," "CELEBRITIES OF YORKSHIRE
WOLDS," "BIOGRAPHIA EBORACENSIS," "THE PROGRESS OF CIVILISATION," ETC.
It will be observed from the following list of subjects that the work
is of wide and varied interest, and will make a permanent contribution
to Yorkshire literature:--
CONTENTS:
The Alum Workers. The Murderer's Bride.
Blackfaced Clifford. The Orphan Heiress of Denton.
The Martyred Cardinal. Phases In the Life of a Political
Martyr.
Burning of Cottingham Castle. Rise of the House of Phipps.
The Doomed Heir of Osmotherley. The Plumpton Marriage.
The Eland Tragedy. The Prodigal Son.
St. Eadwine, the Royal Martyr. Saltmarshe, the Fanatic.
The Felons of Ilkley. The Shepherd Lord.
The Gunpowder Plot. The Viceroy Siward.
The Ingilby Boar's Head. The Synod of Streoneshalh.
The Lady Jockey. The Traitor Governor of Hull.
Little Moll and her Husband. The Topcliffe Insurrection.
The Londesborough Peerage. Waterton, the Wanderer.
The Maiden of Marblehead. The Earldom of Wiltes.
The Metcalfes and the Three Calves The Witches of Fewston.
passant.
_The Volume will be tastefully bound in Cloth Gilt, and printed
from new type on toned paper, and no pains will be spared to
render it a lasting and important contribution to Yorkshire
literature._
HULL: WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.
_Elegantly bound in cloth gilt, demy 8vo., price 5s._
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