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Q's Historical Legacy - XIX - The Westcotes (Napoleonic Prisoners of War in Devon)
In this volume, Q recounts the lives and experiences of Devon and Somerset residents who were forced to accommodate French prisoners of war and the daily routine and behaviour of the prisoners, many of whom were used to build Dartmoor prison. This volume contains an annotated edition of The Westcotes, a tale of daily life in Devon and Somerset in the times of the Napoleonic Wars and of potential romance between a prisoner and a wealthy gentlewoman. It also contains extracts written about prisoners of war and a summary of the actual lives of the 'parole town' prisoners of war in towns and villages in Devon and Cornwall as well as a brief history of Dartmoor Prison which held thousands of French prisoners and a history of Wincanton in the times of the Napoleonic Wars. This volume concludes with the tale of one escapee, Louis Vanhille, who after his escape travelled a complicated route back and forth across England, perhaps to drum up support for a mass uprising of the detained men.
French and American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816
This book explores the history of Dartmoor War Prison (1805-16). This is not the well-known Victorian convict prison, but a less familiar penal institution, conceived and built nearly half a century earlier in the midst of the long-running wars against France, and destined, not for criminals, but for French and later American prisoners of war. During a period of six and a half years, more than 20,000 captives passed through its gates. Drawing on contemporary official records from Britain, France and the USA, and a wealth of prisoners’ letters, diaries and memoirs (many of them studied here in detail for the first time), this book examines how Dartmoor War Prison was conceived and designed; how it was administered both from London and on the ground; how the fate of its prisoners intertwined with the military and diplomatic history of the period; and finally how those prisoners interacted with each other, with their captors, and with the wider community. The history of the prison on the moor is one marked by high hopes and noble intentions, but also of neglect, hardship, disease and death
The Odyssey of the Veneur
Immerse yourself in the heart of a captivating intergalactic epic with "The Odyssey of the Veneur"!
Maps: Their Untold Stories
A history of maps and what they reveal about the times and places they were made, based on the collections of the British National Archives, features maps of cities and rural areas, military maps, naval charts, and other historic examples.
Chroniques d'Altaride n°028 Septembre 2014
C'est la rentrée ! Le numéro 28 de septembre des Chroniques d'Altaride se penche sur le thème studieux de l'écriture. Entre témoignages et aides de jeu, découvrez nos nouveaux auteurs de bande dessinées qui démarrent de nouvelles séries : Crazy... et Imminences. Il y a aussi une histoire dont vous êtes le héros bien private joke pour vous dévoiler tout en finesse les coulisses de la rédaction et un scénario Monsterheart pour rester dans le milieu scolaire, mais avec un peu de vampires, loup-garous et autres interros d'Histoire... N'oubliez pas : la revue est gratuite... mais si vous l'aimez, vous pouvez la soutenir sur Tipeee (https://www.tipeee.com/chroniques-d-altaride) à travers un financement participatif continu, dès 1€ par mois et obtenir des contreparties exclusives... dont la légendaire version papier ! Excellente lecture en cette rentrée avec les Chroniques d'Altaride !
