Legends of Nottinghamshire
Title | Legends of Nottinghamshire PDF eBook |
Author | Pat Mayfield |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 80 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Social Science |
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Nottinghamshire Legends & Folklore
Title | Nottinghamshire Legends & Folklore PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Holland |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 80 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781909914971 |
Ghosts and Legends of Nottinghamshire
Title | Ghosts and Legends of Nottinghamshire PDF eBook |
Author | David Haslam |
Publisher | Countryside Books (GB) |
Total Pages | 136 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Hauntings, gruesome legends and tales of the unexplained make up this collection of Nottinghamshire's legacy of the supernatural.
Nottinghamshire Folk Tales
Title | Nottinghamshire Folk Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Pete Castle |
Publisher | The History Press |
Total Pages | 134 |
Release | 2011-11-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 075247877X |
Ranging from the silly to the gory and unsettling, Nottinghamshire Folk Tales features tales of love, murder, and all kinds of roguery. From historical to fabled, the book includes an array of heroes and villains – including the legendary Robin Hood – and lovers of the supernatural will find an abundance of fairies, ghosts and monsters. This book presents the history of the people of Nottinghamshire through the stories they have told and passed on, keeping alive the rich history of events, ideas and customs. Whether the stories are of national import or local folklore, Pete Castle has made them accessible and enjoyable.
A Grim Almanac of Nottinghamshire
Title | A Grim Almanac of Nottinghamshire PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Turton |
Publisher | The History Press |
Total Pages | 334 |
Release | 2009-10-30 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 0750953152 |
In 1826 'resurrection men' stole thirty bodies from the graveyard of St Mary's Church in Nottingham to sell to unscrupulous medical establishments in London. It emerged they had been shipping their cargo to the capital in wicker baskets booked aboard stagecoaches, but they were never caught. In 1908 Mansfield tattooist Arthur Scott attacked a customer who refused to pay his bill. Scott tracked his quarry down after two days and attempted to shoot him. He failed, but it didn't take the police long to find Scott - the only tattooist in Mansfield. On 7 June 1865 Thomas Whittaker left the bar of a Newark pub to visit the toilet in the backyard. As he returned he slipped from the top of a flight of wooden stairs and fell head first into a water butt. He drowned. When Retford eccentric John Clifton died in 1816 he left a deadly legacy. He had a life-long fascination for fireworks and made them for his friends. While sorting through John's things his sister found a tin of black powder, which she thought was worthless, and threw it on the fire. The resulting explosion killed her and demolished the house. A Grim Almanac of Nottinghamshire is a collection of stories from the county's past, some bizarre, some fascinating, some macabre – all absorbing. Revealed here are the dark corners of Nottinghamshire, where witches, body snatchers, highwaymen and murderers have stalked. Within the Almanac's pages we plumb the depths of past despair and peer over the rim of that bottomless chasm where demons lurk. Author Kevin Turton has pored over the historic records of the county to bring together these extraordinary accounts of past events.
20 Legends
Title | 20 Legends PDF eBook |
Author | John Brindley |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 232 |
Release | 2016-03-05 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781904091950 |
Nottingham
Title | Nottingham PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 14 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Nottingham (England) |
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