This muster roll lists the men in the county militia, stationed at home whilst the army was abroad, for Somerset in 1569. Entries are made alphabetically by parish. Fully indexed, it includes details of the weapons and armour held by the men, and a section of explanatory notes. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
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The Pass Family was a very successful family firm operating in Bristol until after World War II when it was taken over by RTZ. They were in the smelting business, mainly recovering metals from previous working. They were not technological innovators; but Professor Vincent’s history demonstrates the technical developments of the industry interacting with the dynamics and financial constraints of ...More Info
After the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Britons were increasingly aware of many social ills; and this awareness contributed to the great wave of reforms which followed the passing of the 1832 Reform Bill. One of the most active of Bristol’s campaigners for reform was Susanna Morgan. She wrote and published on several major causes, and took an active part in new institutions. But, as a woman, she o...More Info
Dr Edward Long Fox (1761-1835) was born into a quaker family in Cornwall. He came to Bristol in 1785. He engaged in local politics, and led an inquiry into the Bristol Bridge riots. He pioneered a humane approach to the treatment of mentally ill people. He built an asylum at Brislington with innovative features and 'romantic' landscape gardens, and a therapeutic spa at Knightstone, Weston super ma...More Info
Before the NHS, dispensaries were the main source of non-residential medical care for poor people. Michael Whitfield describes the dispensaries in Bath from the early 19th century, and draws some comparisons with the national picture. included is an index of practitioners noted in the text.
A history of a base established at Shirehampton, now a suburb of Bristol, to train and supply horses and mules to replace those lost at the front in World War 1.