| Author: | Jean Hooper | ISBN: | 9780752483276 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | February 29, 2012 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jean Hooper |
| ISBN: | 9780752483276 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | February 29, 2012 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
There is the darker side to Peterborough’s history. All manner of incredible events have occurred in the city—Roman occupations; Saxon murders and miracles; riots and revolts; battles, diseases, disasters, and plagues. Including more than 60 illustrations, and with the history of institutions such as the prisoner-of-war camps of the Napoleonic era and the slums and workhouses of the Victorian age, this book will ensure that you’ll never see the city in the same way again.
There is the darker side to Peterborough’s history. All manner of incredible events have occurred in the city—Roman occupations; Saxon murders and miracles; riots and revolts; battles, diseases, disasters, and plagues. Including more than 60 illustrations, and with the history of institutions such as the prisoner-of-war camps of the Napoleonic era and the slums and workhouses of the Victorian age, this book will ensure that you’ll never see the city in the same way again.
