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Cambridge Street-Names : Their Origins and Associations /
This book draws on the great wealth of associations of street-names in Cambridge. It is not a dictionary, but it provides a fascinating series of explanatory entries on historical periods and topics - and on a wide variety of notable and sometimes curious characters who lived in or often visited Cam...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2000.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; What do street-names mean?; How can you tell?; Prehistoric; Roman; Anglo-Saxon; Medieval; Barnwell; Town and gown; The beginning of the University; The Reformation; The Renaissance and science; The Civil War; The eighteenth century; War against Napoleon; George IV and his wife; Queen Victoria s reign; The British Empire; Coprolite mining; Coal, corn and iron; Brewers; Trams and buses; Nineteenth-century historians, antiquaries and lawyers; Nineteenth-century scientists; Nineteenth-century bishops and clergy; Architects.