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Scarthin Publications

bonnie-prince-charlie-by-brian-stoneBonnie Prince Charlie and the Highland Army in Derby – Brian Stone

9781900446167

Paperback 2015

£12.95

 

On 4th December 1745, the ragged highland army of Bonnie Prince Charlie entered the market town of Derby on their march to London. It was to be the high watermark of the Jacobite Rebellion and what happened in the next two days arguably changed the course of British history forever.

This new book reveals much fresh and unfamiliar material which adds greatly to our understanding of this critical event in 18th Century history. It looks at the reception and behaviour of the rebel army, who briefly outnumbered the citizens of Derby itself. In particular, the author examines in detail the deliberations of the Council of War which decided on the retreat to Scotland, and analyses the acrimonious differences that separated the Prince from his senior officers. Crucially he deals once and for with all the myth of the spy Dudley Bradstreet and his alleged part in the decision, and then goes on to examine the prospects of the rebels if they had decided to march on to London and what might have happened had they reached the Capital. He also examines the reaction of the Hanoverian government and considers the performance of the local militia regiment, the Derbyshire Blues.

In both the text and extensive appendices the author quotes from many vivid contemporary newspaper reports, letters and eyewitness accounts, some previously unpublished. This is a major new work on the Jacobite invasion, and overturns long-held historical assumptions about the decision of the Council of War to abandon the attempt to regain the crown for the Stuarts.

 Brian Stone is an author and lecturer well known in the East Midlands for his talks on various aspects of regional and military history. His previous publications include Derbyshire in the Civil War (Scarthin Books) and Millennium Eyewitness (Piatkus Books). He lives near Derby.


 

 1234 HANGED FOR A SHEEPHanged for a Sheep – E.G Power

9780907758006

2009

 


driving the clay tun nelDriving the Clay Cross Tunnel – Cliff Williams

978-0907758075

2009

When George Stephenson first surveyed the route of the North Midland Railway from Derby to Leeds, he realised that the major engineering challenge was to drive a tunnel beneath Clay Cross, then a tiny hamlet. This book tells how, once opposition had been overcome and the Bill steered through parliament, the engineer, Frederick Swanwick, set hundreds of navvies to work to drive the tunnel; how they shattered the peace of the village with their drinking and fighting, as they faced privation, maiming and death to complete the task. When the work was done and the navvies left, Stephenson and his Clay Cross Company stayed on. Tunnel and Company together transformed Clay Cross from a quiet rural community into a roaring industrial town.


1221 pilgrimage to the pastThe Derbyshire Portway: Pilgrimage to the Past – Stephen Bailey

978-1900446136

2008

 


3234 collectec poemsCollected Poems – Charles Morgan

978-1900446129

2008

 


743 planesPedal Powered Planes – Keith Sherwin

978-1900446105

2007

 


2345 childre4n at school;Derbyshire Children at School 1800-1900 – E.G Power

978-1900446068

2003

If you have read George Power’s Derbyshire Children at Home, you will meet some of the same cast of characters in this book. You will also meet child pioneers of literacy in Derbyshire, struggling to learn to read and write when most of their parents could not. The boarding school life of the well to do is illustrated with the aid of letters home, while to recreate the atmosphere of the nineteenth century village school, the author quotes freely from the logbooks which Head Teachers were required to keep. You may find your sympathies divided between teaches and the taught, both at Boarding school and Board schools. In both, battles often raged, but we also see acts of kindness by the teachers and even an understanding by some of the pupils of the uphill task their teachers faced. Once again George Power brings our past vividly and humorously to life.

 


Derbyshire Children at Home 1800-1900 – E.G Power

978-1900446051

2002


15 a stage beyond christendomA Stage or Two Beyond Christendom – Michael Austin

978-1900446037

2001

 


1212 churches and chapelsDerbyshire Churches and Chapels – Rodney Tomkins

978-1900446020

2000

 


The Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Derbyshire History – Gladwyn Turbutt

978-1900446013

2000

 


32 derbyshire general infirmaryThe History of the Derbyshire General Infirmary – V.M Leveaux

978-1900446006

1999

 


 

53 diaries of maria gyteThe Diaries of Maria Gyte 1913-1920 – Maria Gyte

978-0907758969

1999

 


Off Peak WalksOff Peak Walks – Michael Hull

978-0907758990

1998

 


23 historic orgsnsHistoric Organs in Derbyshire – Rodney Tomkins

978-0907758976

1998

 


452 squire of calke abbeySquire of Calke Abbey: The Journals of Sir George Crewell 1815-1834 – George Crewell

978-0907758846

1995

 


4214 courage and trustrWith Courage and Trust – David Brown

978-0907758785

1994

 


54 clay cross calamitiesThe Clay Cross Calamities – Terry Judge

978-0907758792

1994

 


1historic Famrhouses around derbyHistoric Farm Houses Around Derby – Barbara Hutton

978-0907758488

1991

 


4 black and white traiThe Black and White Village Trail – David Gorvett & Les Lumsdon

978-0907758471

1991

 


3413 paupers venturePaupers Venture – Children’s Fortune – Ron Slack

978-0907758181

1986

 


 

Salad Days in SuttonSalad Days in Sutton – Charles Sanderson

978-0907758143

1985

This book is full of Sanderson’s memories of his boyhood and youth, recalled with zest and without regret. The book will have a special appeal for Suttonians; but his descriptions of home & school, games, outings and youthful excitement will match many memories among his own generation, and echo many grandparents’ tales throughout the Midlands.


2132 coal mine sof buxtonThe Coal Mines of Buxton – A.F Roberts

978-0907758105

1985

 


23 life victorian doll storiesFirst Loves – Life Stories of Victorian Dolls – Lilian McCrea

978-0907758129

1985

 


41314 belper church and communityThe Life of a Church and a Community – E.G Power

978-0907758112

1985

 


Journey from Darkness by Gordon OttewellJourney From Darkness – Gordon Ottewell

978-0907758020

1982

 


 


 

Family Walks Series

fw exmoorOn Exmoor and the Quantocks – John Caswell

978-0907758464

1991

 


 

1111ewIn Berkshire and North Hampshire – Kathy Sharp

978-0907758372

1991

 


 

FW OxfordshireIn Oxfordshire – Laurence Main

978-0907758389

1991

 


FW Teme ValleyIn the Teme Valley – Camilla Harrison

978-0907758457

1991

 


1212121121On the Isle of Wight – Laurence Main

978-0907758563

1992

 


FW SwanseaAround Swansea – Raymond Humphreys

978-0907758624

1993

 


FW West LondonIn West London – Caroline Bacon

978-0907758723

1994

 


FW DorsetIn Dorset – Nigel A. Vile

978-0907758860

1995

 


FW NorthhamptonshireIn Northampshire – Gordon Ottewell

978-0907758815

1995

 


FW GwentIn Gwent – Gordon Hindess

978-0907758877

1995

 


653237567On the North Wales Coast – Gordon Emery

978-0907758891

1996

 


FW Keswick and LakelandAround Keswick and Northern Lakeland – Timothy & Sylvia Bunker

978-0907758938

1996

 


FW Kent and SussexIn the Weald of Kent & Sussex – Sally & Clive Cutter

978-0907758518

1997

 

 


FW Lincolnshire Wolds and MarshesIn the Lincolnshire Wolds & Marshes – Camilla Harrison

978-0907758679

1997

 


FW Stratford and BanburyIn Stratford & Banbury – Gordon Ottewell

978-0907758495

2000

 


FW Bakewell and CastletonAround Bakewell and Castleton – Norman Taylor

978-090775809

2006

 


112233445566778889990In the White Peak – Norman Taylor

978-0907758099

2006

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