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Medieval Tales of Revenge and The Elland Feud
An account of the Medieval feuds between two factions of the Plantagenet family in West Yorkshire during the 14th Century...beginning with the Earls of Lancaster and Surrey, culminating in the Elland Feud.
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Earlsheaton History and Family Connections
A potted history of the village of Earlsheaton, my Hemingway ancestors' involvement in woollen blanket manufacture there and my own memories of growing up in the village in the mid-20th Century.
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Weighing the World – John Michell 1724-1793
The story of John Michell, Rector of Thornhill Parish Church near Dewsbury, who was a member of the Royal Society, and who entertained some of the world's most eminent scientists of the18th century at his Rectory. He published ideas in astronomy that were 200 years before his their time and is one of the greatest unsung scientists of his age.
