Real Lancashire: A journey through the history of the old county
Phil SmithClick HERE to download some sample pages of this really interesting and entertaining new book.
Today is an age of uniformity. Long gone is the distinctive image of a Lancashire of pounding mills and sooty terraces, of a power house of industrial wealth driven by hard-headed bosses and regimented workers. But what is left to distinguish us from the rest of Britain, to make us feel proud of that difference?
This book takes us on a journey to discover a county of extraordinary and exhilarating diversity. It takes us from the hidden mysteries of a Neolithic burial site, along Roman roads which arrow through the wild landscape of the Pennine hills. It unearths a spectacular Viking treasure hoard, reveals the opulence of the monastic age and tells of the terrifying murderous mobs which roamed our streets when one Lancastrian was pitted against another during the Civil War. It follows the painful passage of our ancestors from the land into the disease and squalor of our industrial cities. And it brings us to within living memory with the sometimes sad and often heart-warming stories of life in milltown Lancashire before the demise of cotton.
From the remote locations of medieval castles along the dangerous border of the Lune Valley, to the pulsating heart of our newly invented modern cities, Phil Smith’s lively history celebrates the character and uniqueness of real Lancashire, in all its variety and warmth.
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