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The writer of this book makes no claim to be a historian, but he is concerned with the materials which go to the construction of true history. Occasionally he is led to revise the verdicts of historians on the ground of a renewed investigation of some isolated problem, or in the light of fuller information which has but lately become available. Essays include William of MalmesburyThe Saxon Abbots...More Info
Wills are one of the most useful sources for those studying family and local. They contain personal details most often with relationships and also distribution of property. This book is taken from volumes that were held at Somerset House at the time of it was compiled and contains extracts and transcripts of the earliest Somerset wills. A great addition to the collection of anyone who wants to hav...More Info
First published in 1927 this book looks at the lives of thirty different “Worthies” of Somerset . Not only does it include the obvious people such as St. Dunstan, Robert Blake and Roger Bacon but also some lesser known persons such as John Pym, the revolutionary, Elizabeth Rowe, the poet and Edwin Norris the Linguist. Thirty distinguished and interesting biographies. This book really is a...More Info
Whilst this book is named the “Songs of Somerset” it is actually a book of local poems that the author says is a collection that appeared in long out of print books (this particular book was published in 1898).Subjects include Dunkery, Quantock, Crook's Peak, A Brean Down Parable to name just a few. A great CD for those who wish to know more about the county of Somerset and its interesting pas...More Info
Information on thousands of servicemen and women with a Somerset connection, and the transcription of their memorials.