Fosters Welsh Oddities

Author : Allen Foster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780719817540
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foster's Welsh Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for trivia lovers and those interested in the more esoteric aspects of life in Wales, Foster’s Welsh Oddities is a wonderful collection of Wales’ quirkiest characters, most extraordinary facts and strangest coincidences. Discover the lucky, unlucky, strange, silly, downright weird, wonderful and funny events that make up Allen Foster’s entertaining contribution to the social history of Wales.Find out about such curiosities as:• the Welsh beach that whistles• the ferocious bull that once stopped a train• one of the strangest wills ever admitted to probate• the pioneer Welsh explorer who laid the foundations for the first overland expedition of America • how a young Welshwoman single-handedly captured a dozen French soldiers and helped to foil an invasion.

Author : Allen Foster
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0717168506
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foster’s Historical Irish Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange, zany and at times downright baffling, Foster’s Historical Irish Oddities is a quirky compendium of true stories from all over Ireland. It is essential reading for anyone who loves to entertain friends and family with a good yarn or who needs further proof that Ireland is indeed a country with a unique cast of characters. From the Lismore man who rode to Fermoy in a tub pulled by a pig, a badger, two cats, a goose and a hedgehog to the tornado that ripped through Limerick in 1851, this is the perfect book for anyone with an interest in Irish history and a taste for the absurd. Foster’s stories may not be found in the history books but they certainly provide an entertaining and addictive read!

Author : Allen Foster
Publisher : Black & White Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1845028449
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foster's Scottish Oddities written by Allen Foster and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating compendium of Scotland's most quirky characters, extraordinary facts and strange coincidence. Packed with the odd, the curious and the outright bizarre, this collection is a must read for anyone interested in Scottish trivia!

Author : Thomas Dugdale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1078 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book England & Wales delineated, by T. Dugdale, assisted by W. Burnett. (Curiosities of Great Britain). written by Thomas Dugdale and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Dugdale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book England & Wales Delineated. (Curiosities of Great Britain.) ... written by Thomas Dugdale and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. S. Forsyth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Antiquary's Portfolio; Or, Cabinet Selection of Historical and Literary Curiosities, on Subjects Principally Connected with the Manners, Customs, Etc., of Great Britain During the Middle and Latter Ages written by J. S. Forsyth and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. S. Forsyth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Antiquary's Portfolio, Or, Cabinet Selections of Historical & Literary Curiosities, on Subjects Principally Connected with the Manners, Customs, and Morals ... of Great Britain During the Middle and Latter Ages, Etc. [With Portraits.] written by J. S. Forsyth and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Hemingway
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Panorama of the Beauties, Curiosities, and Antiquities of North Wales ... Second Edition written by Joseph Hemingway and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Hemingway
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Panorama of the beauties, curiosities, and antiquities of North Wales written by Joseph Hemingway and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R. Probert
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113739627X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cohabitation and Non-Marital Births in England and Wales, 1600-2012 written by R. Probert and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, cohabiting relationships account for most births outside marriage. But what was the situation in earlier centuries? Bringing together leading historians, demographers and lawyers, this interdisciplinary collection draws on a wide range of sources to examine the changing context of non-marital child-bearing in England and Wales since 1600.