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A FIERY & FURIOUS PEOPLE
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE IN ENGLAND |
| By: |
James Sharpe |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£20.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0099520036 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780099520030 |
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| Publisher: |
CORNERSTONE |
| Pub. date: |
7 September, 2017 |
| Pages: |
752 |
| Description: |
From murder to duelling, highway robbery to mugging, this is an exploration of seven centuries of violence in England. It is the tale of the countless assaults, feuds and riots that pepper our history - and of the fascinating individuals who have made up the brutal underside of our national story from medieval times to the present day. |
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A TIMES AND SUNDAY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR. "Wonderfully entertaining, comprehensive and astute." (The Times). "Sweeping and ambitious ...Sharpe is a humane and clear-eyed guide to a series of intractable and timely questions." (Observer). "A magisterial book ...The outlaw's song has surely never been better rendered." (Times Literary Supplement). From murder to duelling, highway robbery to mugging, A Fiery & Furious People is a compelling exploration of seven centuries of violence in England. It is the tale of the countless assaults, feuds and riots that pepper our history - and of the fascinating individuals who have made up the brutal underside of our national story from medieval times to the present day. Throughout, renowned social historian Professor James Sharpe draws on an astonishingly wide range of material - murder pamphlets and novels, court records and films - to vividly recreate the lives of a remarkable array of characters: from the duel-obsessed Cavalier Sir John Reresby, to the the world's first serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, to the leaders of the notorious 'Scuttling gangs' of Victorian Manchester.And above all, Sharpe investigates a single intriguing question: is the country that has experienced events including the Peasants' Revolt, the Gordon Riots, and the urban unrest of summer 2011 naturally prone to violence? Or are we, in fact, gradually becoming a gentler nation? "Deeply researched, thoughtfully considered and vividly written ...Read it." (History Today). "Sharpe's eye for detail ensures that the shock value never dwindles." (Mail on Sunday). "Deeply thoughtful and thought-provoking ...genuinely hard to put down." (BBC History Magazine). |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Arrow Books Ltd |
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