Siobhan Begley

The Story of Leicester (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the light of recent discoveries, Leicester has rightfully taken its place on the world stage. This timely and accessible new history gives an overview of the city's history from the days of the Roman city of Ratae to the modern city of today. Leicester has been an important centre for the last 2,000 years. When the Romans arrived they developed an existing settlement into Ratae, an adminstrative capital. Medieval Leicester was famous for its abbey and, in the fourteenth century, the castle became a base for the Plantagenets. During the Tudor, Stuart and Georgian periods the town's status declined slightly, but nonetheless it remained an important market town. Industrialisation and population growth radically changed Leicester during Victorian times, and it once again became prosperous, its economy underpinned by the hosiery, boot and shoe and engineering industries - the basis of modern Leicester. This popular history provides new insights and brings the story of the city up to date.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Phillimore & Co Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780752498065
• Artikelnr.: 40071250

Autorenporträt

Siobhan Begley is an associate of the Centre for Urban History and also a teacher of English for Academic Purposes. Siobhan was an undergraduate at Leicester in the 1970s, and her interest in and love of the city dates from that time. She recently completed a PhD at the Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester. This is Siobhan's first book.