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The Cartulary of Launceston Priory
The priory of Launceston was founded in the 1120s and owned a large collection of properties in the Launceston area. Its cartulary gives information about many aspects of the Priory's existence, including its tenants, quarrels over land and boundaries, and dealings with local laypeople. Particularly interesting are the details about the Priory's relationship to local parishes, where we see disputes over church maintenance, lights, and other day to day aspects of parish life.
Launceston, Past and Present; a Historical and Descriptive Sketch
This delightful volume takes readers on a journey through the history of Launceston, one of England's most picturesque towns. From its ancient origins to its modern-day attractions, Launceston has much to offer visitors and residents alike. Robbins's book provides an intimate and detailed look at the town's many landmarks, streets, and buildings, shedding light on the stories and people behind them. With its charming prose, evocative illustrations, and informative text, this volume is a must-read for anyone who loves history or architecture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in ...
An American Uprising in Second World War England
The shocking story of a WWII shootout between black and white GIs in a quiet Cornish town that put the British-US “special relationship” on trial. On September 26, 1943, racial tensions between American soldiers stationed in Cornwall erupted in gunfire. Labelled a ‘wild west’ mutiny by the tabloids, it became front page news in Great Britain and the USA. For Americans, it bolstered a fast-accelerating civil rights movement, while in the UK, it exposed unsettling truths about Anglo-American relations. With new archival research, journalist Kate Werran pieces together the shocking drama that authorities tried to hush up. Her narrative examines everything from the controversy of American segregation on British soil to the shocking event itself and the resulting court martial. Extracted from wartime cabinet documents, secret government surveys, opinion polls, diaries, letters and newspapers as well as testimony from those who remember it, this story offers a rare window into a little-known dark side of the ‘American Invasion.’
