Whitby: A Potted History Av Colin Wilkinson

Whitby: A Potted History Av Colin Wilkinson

Whitby has a fascinating history, changing roles over the centuries from a religious centre to one of the country¿s most important ports and later a resort. The king of Northumbria founded the monastery on the headland in the seventh century and installed St Hilda as the first abbess. Although it was abandoned following attac......
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Whitby has a fascinating history, changing roles over the centuries from a religious centre to one of the country¿s most important ports and later a resort. The king of Northumbria founded the monastery on the headland in the seventh century and installed St Hilda as the first abbess. Although it was abandoned following attacks by Danish raiders who later settled in the area, the abbey was re-established by the Normans. Following Henry VIII¿s Dissolution of the Monasteries, the harbour and new industries were developed in Whitby, including alum mining, shipbuilding and transporting coal. Captain James Cook¿s ships Endeavour and Resolution were originally Whitby colliers. Shipowners, merchants and shipbuilders settled in Whitby and built grand houses, alongside the more humble dwellings of those who worked in the port or local industries.The town was also known for its whaling fleet and the production of jet jewellery. From the eighteenth century the town began to be developed as a reso
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Whitby has a fascinating history, changing roles over the centuries from a religious centre to one of the country's most important ports and later a resort. The king of Northumbria founded the monastery on the headland in the seventh century and installed St Hilda as the first abbess. Although it was abandoned following attacks by Danish raiders who later settled in the area, the abbey was re-established by the Normans.Following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries, the harbour and new industries were developed in Whitby, including alum mining, shipbuilding and transporting coal. Captain James Cook's ships Endeavour and Resolution were originally Whitby colliers. Shipowners, merchants and shipbuilders settled in Whitby and built grand houses, alongside the more humble dwellings of those who worked in the port or local industries.The town was also known for its whaling fleet and the production of jet jewellery. From the eighteenth century the town began to be developed as a resort, with more visitors arriving in the nineteenth century when the railway was built, and today is a popular tourist destination. Through successive centuries the author looks at what has shaped Whitby's history.Illustrated throughout, this accessible historical portrait of the transformation that Whitby has undergone through the ages will be of great interest to residents, visitors and all those with links to the town.

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Oppdag Whitby: A Potted History Av Colin Wilkinson

Klar for å dykke inn i en verden av historie? Med Whitby: A Potted History Av Colin Wilkinson får du en lettfattelig og illustrert fortelling om den fortryllende byen Whitby, som har spilt en sentral rolle i Englands historie. Denne boken tar deg fra det religiøse sentrum i det 7. århundre til en av landets mest travle havner, og videre til dagens populære turistmål.

En Reise Gjennom Tidene

Colin Wilkinson guider deg gjennom de ulike epokene som har formet Whitby, med fokus på:

  • Opprettelsen av klosteret av kongen av Northumbria
  • Den dramatiske forvandlingen etter angrepene fra danske raiders
  • Utviklingen av industrien, inkludert alumgruver og skipsbygging
  • Den maritime arven, inkludert Captain James Cooks kjente skip
  • Overgangen til en yndet feriedestinasjon på 1800-tallet

Hvorfor Velge Denne Boken?

Whitby: A Potted History er ikke bare en bok; det er en port til fortiden. Enten du er lokal, tilreisende, eller bare nysgjerrig på områdets historie, vil denne boken fenge deg med sine rike detaljer og vakre bilder. Med lettleste kapitler vil du føle deg som en del av Whitbys mangfoldige historie.

Perfekt Gave til Historieinteresserte

Ser du etter en unik gave? Denne boken er perfekt for alle som elsker historie, reiser eller enkelt ønsker å lære mer om Whitbys spennende fortid. Med sin lettfattelige stil og rike visuelt innhold, gjør den et flott tilskudd til bokhyllen.

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