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Visits to Fields of Battle, in England, of the Fifteenth Century / to which are added, some miscellaneous tracts and papers upon archæological subjects — Richard Brooke

Visits to Fields of Battle, in England, of the Fifteenth Century / to which are added, some miscellaneous tracts and papers upon archæological subjects

Richard Brooke

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 361 pages

A historical and antiquarian work by Richard Brooke, first published in 1857. It visits battlefields of fifteenth-century England and reflects on the civil conflicts between York and Lancaster, with added papers on archaeological subjects. It offers a thoughtful guide to places and traces of a turbulent past.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. VISITS TO FIELDS OF BATTLE, IN ENGLAND, OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY;
  2. PREFACE.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. CHAPTER I.
  5. CHAPTER II. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF BLORE HEATH. [21]
  6. CHAPTER III. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF NORTHAMPTON. [39a]
  7. CHAPTER IV. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD. [53a]
  8. CHAPTER V. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF MORTIMER’S CROSS. [67a]
  9. CHAPTER VI. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF TOWTON. [81a]
  10. CHAPTER VII. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF TEWKESBURY. [131a]
  11. CHAPTER VIII. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF BOSWORTH. [157a]
  12. CHAPTER IX. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF STOKE. [177a]
  13. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF EVESHAM.
  14. THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF BARNET.
  15. CHAPTER X. ON THE GENERAL USE OF FIREARMS BY THE ENGLISH, IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. [213]
  16. CHAPTER XI. THE ANCIENT FAMILY OF WYCHE, OR DE LA WYCHE, OF ALDERLEY, CHESHIRE. [245a]
  17. CHAPTER XII. WILMSLOW CHURCH, CHESHIRE. [253a]
  18. CHAPTER XIII. HANDFORD HALL AND CHEADLE CHURCH, CHESHIRE. [267a]
  19. CHAPTER XIV.
  20. APPENDIX.
  21. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. [321]
  22. INDEX.
  23. FOOTNOTES.
  24. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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