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The Chronicles of the Rowleys: English Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries

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This is a fascinating glimpse into the ordinary life of English men and women, including a few of the famous the near bankruptcy of the notorious Earl of Sandwich; letters on botany sent from Jamaica to Sir Joseph Banks at Kew Gardens; how an English county raised militia to meet the threat of a Napoleonic invasion; an insight into boarding school life of boys and girls in about 1810; how a British naval officer participated in the blockade of the Chesapeake leading to the burning of Washington D.C.; the tragic story of a civil servant in India; documents about the extinction of the Great Auk; and finally, a Parliamentary bribery trial. The central characters are members of the Rowley family of Huntingdonshire. Each chapter is based on original letters, documents and rare books. The author, Peter Rowley, is a well-known reviewer, writer and playwright.

Language: English

Pages: 158

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Huntingdonshire Local History Society

Release: July 20, 1995

ISBN: 0951957716

ISBN 13: 9780951957714

The Chronicles of the Rowleys: English Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries

4/5 ( ratings)

This is a fascinating glimpse into the ordinary life of English men and women, including a few of the famous the near bankruptcy of the notorious Earl of Sandwich; letters on botany sent from Jamaica to Sir Joseph Banks at Kew Gardens; how an English county raised militia to meet the threat of a Napoleonic invasion; an insight into boarding school life of boys and girls in about 1810; how a British naval officer participated in the blockade of the Chesapeake leading to the burning of Washington D.C.; the tragic story of a civil servant in India; documents about the extinction of the Great Auk; and finally, a Parliamentary bribery trial. The central characters are members of the Rowley family of Huntingdonshire. Each chapter is based on original letters, documents and rare books. The author, Peter Rowley, is a well-known reviewer, writer and playwright.

Language: English

Pages: 158

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Huntingdonshire Local History Society

Release: July 20, 1995

ISBN: 0951957716

ISBN 13: 9780951957714

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