Foul Deeds and Suspicious Death in Stratford and South Warwickshire is an exploration of the darker history of the area. Behind the famous tourist industry of Shakespeare's everyday life on farms and factories carried on just like anywhere else. Ancient superstitions and curious legends provided inspiration for the great bard and other authors but real life was punctuated by sudden death, jealousy and ruthlessness. This book examines some of the most dramatic incidents in detail.
Drawn from contemporary sources, newspapers, legal documents and coroner's records; each case provides a glimpse into life and death in its historical setting. The changes in the town, both in its architecture and social values from the background to the lives and deaths of its citizens.
© 2006 Wharncliffe Books (E-bok): 9781783408337
Utgivningsdatum
E-bok: 31 mars 2006
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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Death in Stratford and South Warwickshire is an exploration of the darker history of the area. Behind the famous tourist industry of Shakespeare's everyday life on farms and factories carried on just like anywhere else. Ancient superstitions and curious legends provided inspiration for the great bard and other authors but real life was punctuated by sudden death, jealousy and ruthlessness. This book examines some of the most dramatic incidents in detail.
Drawn from contemporary sources, newspapers, legal documents and coroner's records; each case provides a glimpse into life and death in its historical setting. The changes in the town, both in its architecture and social values from the background to the lives and deaths of its citizens.
© 2006 Wharncliffe Books (E-bok): 9781783408337
Utgivningsdatum
E-bok: 31 mars 2006
Taggar
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