Patrick Fraser Tytler FRSE FSA(Scot) (30 August 1791 – 24 December 1849) was a Scottish advocate and historian. He was described as the "Episcopalian historian of a Presbyterian country". The son of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee, he was born in a house on George Street in Edinburgh's New Town. He was named after his paternal uncle, Col Patrick Tytler. He was educated at the Edinburgh High School. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh in 1813; in 1816 he became King's counsel in the Exchequer, and practised as an advocate until 1832. At this time he was living at 36 Melville Street, a large… Read More
The History of Scarborough by Arthur Rowntree. by Authur Rowntree - 1931
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The History of Scarborough by Arthur Rowntree.
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The Rowntrees of Scarborough The background to the originator of the Scarborough history. There have been records of Rowntrees living in North Yorkshire for centuries. One particular Rowntree – Peter (who was a yeoman, in Easby during the reign of James 1) seems to be the common ancestor of many distinguished people. Some of his descendants settled in and around Scarborough. Many of them joined the Society of Friends in the aftermath of the English Civil War. Throughout the 19th century, the North Yorkshire town of Scarborough grew rapidly, firstly as a centre of the fishing industry with a small, though fashionable Spa and then with the coming of the railway in 1845, as the hugely successful 'Queen of Watering Places', catering for a much wider public. These developments were ripe ground for hard-working and entrepreneurial families to establish flourishing businesses and to invest both their time and money in local communities. John Rowntree (1757 – 1827) set up a grocer's shop in Blands Cliff, Scarborough. He married Elizabeth Lotherington & they had a large family, including 3 sons. The youngest son was Joseph (1801- 1859), who moved to York, set up a grocer and tea dealer's shop at 28 Pavement and who subsequently founded the hugely successful York branch of the Rowntree family. Joseph's oldest brother William (1786 – 1849) moved to Gateshead where he established a business as 'Miller and Maltster' on Windmill Hill. He married Rachel Watson (1788 – 1845). They had many children, one of whom – their son John (1821 – 1894) – was sent back home to Scarborough, as an apprentice to his uncle John (1785 – 1845): the older John was already an established grocer & draper in the town. This younger John Rowntree married firstly Ann Webster (1828 – 1864) and later Elizabeth Walker (1841 – 1913). When his uncle died, John took over the business. In due course, John & Ann's first son, John Watson Rowntree, became a partner in the grocery business. The grocery store in Westborough was extended and developed: As a long-standing Liberal Councillor, John Watson Rowntree became Mayor of Scarborough in 1906. He was appointed a JP in 1908. He joined the Labour party after WW1 and, during the 1918 General Election, was the Independent Labour party candidate for the Scarborough seat. On his death in 1935, local newspapers described him as a 'prominent Quaker' and 'the head of the well-known Scarborough firm of grocers'. The Hull Daily Mail reported on 14th September that John Watson Rowntree left over £14000 in his will. (A substantial sum for the time. By way of comparison, a parliamentary report shows the Prime Minister being paid a salary of £5000 in 1930.) John & Ann Rowntree's second son, George, also became a grocer, extending his business to include an elegant cafe. In addition to this, in 1928 he was elected to the County Council, of which he soon became an alderman. He was elected chairman of the Scarborough Board of Guardians. He married fellow Scarborian Priscilla Gray Wallis (1856–1933), and they had one son, Malcolm. George wrote a short series of "Reminiscences" in 1935/6 for his grandchildren. These include a fascinating description of the "Schreiner Riots" which took place in Scarborough in 1900, and which resulted in serious damage to Rowntree businesses and homes. The 'Reminiscences' also describe the Bombardment of Scarborough in 1914 – amongst many other events. Fred Rowntree born in 1860, the third son of John and Ann Rowntree. He was educated at Bootham School, York, and from 1876 to 1880 was articled to Charles Augustus Bury, a Scarborough architect (perhaps best known for his design of Scarborough Unitarian Church). In 1885 he was taken into partnership by Charles Edeson of Scarborough and in 1890 moved to London. In 1886, he married Glaswegian Mary Anna Gray (1862–1933): they had two sons, Colin and Douglas, and a daughter, Judith. Arthur Rowntree was born the year after Fred, and like his brother, was educated at Bootham School. Subsequently, he went onto both London and Heidelberg Universities, working concurrently as an assistant master at Oliver's Mount and Bootham Schools. In 1891, Arthur Rowntree married Ellen Hurndall (1859–1950) and they had two daughters together – Joan and Alysoun. He was Headmaster of Bootham School from 1899 to 1927, guiding it through the difficulties of the First World War when many of its scholars faced the challenge of deciding whether or not to be combatants in the war. Scarborough is a seaside town in the Borough of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. Scarborough is located on the North Sea coastline. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town lies between 10–230 feet (3–70 m) above sea level, from the harbour rising steeply north and west towards limestone cliffs. The older part of the town lies around the harbour and is protected by a rocky headland. With a population of 61,749, Scarborough is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire Coast and largest seaside town in North Yorkshire. The town has fishing and service industries, including a growing digital and creative economy, as well as being a tourist destination. Residents of the town are known as Scarborians.
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Life of Henry the Eighth.
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Patrick Fraser Tytler FRSE FSA(Scot) (30 August 1791 – 24 December 1849) was a Scottish advocate and historian. He was described as the "Episcopalian historian of a Presbyterian country". The son of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee, he was born in a house on George Street in Edinburgh's New Town. He was named after his paternal uncle, Col Patrick Tytler. He was educated at the Edinburgh High School. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh in 1813; in 1816 he became King's counsel in the Exchequer, and practised as an advocate until 1832. At this time he was living at 36 Melville Street, a large… Read More
Continuation of Henry. The History of Great Britain.
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The History of Great Britain From the Death of Henry VIII to the Accession of James VI of Scotland to the Crown of England James Pettit Andrews (1737– 6 August 1797) was an English historian and antiquary. His major work was a History of Great Britain connected with the Chronology of Europe from Caesar's Invasion to Accession of Edward VI, in 2 volumes (London, 1794–1795). A portion of the history of England is given on one page, facing a general sketch of the contemporary history of Europe on the opposite page. He also wrote a History of Great Britain from Death of Henry VIII to Accession of James VI of Scotland – a continuation of Robert Henry's History of Great Britain, which left off at the death of Henry VIII – published in 1796 and again in 1806. Andrews translated a German tragedy of Christoph Unzer with Henry James Pye. It was published in 1798 as The Inquisitor. Others works include The… Read More
Catalogue of Royal Authors. Horace Walpole.
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First Edition A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland; with lists of their works
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. His literary reputation rests on the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764), and his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest. They have been published by Yale University Press in 48 volumes. The youngest son of the first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, he became the 4th and last Earl of Orford on his nephew's death in 1791. His barony of Walpole descended to his first cousin once removed of the same name but Baron Walpole of… Read More
The Web of Empire.
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The Web of Empire is an important work in the historiography of English imperialism because it argues that individual people and their actions, not the state or large corporations, were responsible for establishing a strong and large English empire.
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913 the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23 per cent of the world population at the time, and by 1920 it covered 35,500,000 km2 (13,700,000 sq mi), 24 percent of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its constitutional, legal, linguistic, and… Read More
The Finger of Fate. Sapper.
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FIRST EDITION 1930 Sapper Herman Cyril McNeile, MC (28 September 1888 – 14 August 1937), commonly known as Cyril McNeile and publishing under the name H. C. McNeile or the pseudonym Sapper, was a British soldier and author. Drawing on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War, he started writing short stories and getting them published in the Daily Mail. As serving officers in the British Army were not permitted to publish under their own names, he was given the pen name "Sapper" by Lord Northcliffe, the owner of the Daily Mail; the nickname was based on that of his corps, the Royal Engineers. After the war McNeile left the army and continued writing, although he changed from war stories to thrillers. In 1920 he published Bulldog Drummond, whose eponymous hero became his best-known creation. The character was based on McNeile himself, on his friend Gerard Fairlie and on English gentlemen generally. McNeile wrote ten Bulldog… Read More
Newton on the Prophesies. Volumes 2 and 3.
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Life of Henry the Eighth.
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Patrick Fraser Tytler FRSE FSA(Scot) (30 August 1791 – 24 December 1849) was a Scottish advocate and historian. He was described as the "Episcopalian historian of a Presbyterian country". The son of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee, he was born in a house on George Street in Edinburgh's New Town. He was named after his paternal uncle, Col Patrick Tytler. He was educated at the Edinburgh High School. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh in 1813; in 1816 he became King's counsel in the Exchequer, and practised as an advocate until 1832. At this time he was living at 36 Melville Street, a large… Read More
Continuation of Henry. The History of Great Britain.
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The History of Great Britain From the Death of Henry VIII to the Accession of James VI of Scotland to the Crown of England James Pettit Andrews (1737– 6 August 1797) was an English historian and antiquary. His major work was a History of Great Britain connected with the Chronology of Europe from Caesar's Invasion to Accession of Edward VI, in 2 volumes (London, 1794–1795). A portion of the history of England is given on one page, facing a general sketch of the contemporary history of Europe on the opposite page. He also wrote a History of Great Britain from Death of Henry VIII to Accession of James VI of Scotland – a continuation of Robert Henry's History of Great Britain, which left off at the death of Henry VIII – published in 1796 and again in 1806. Andrews translated a German tragedy of Christoph Unzer with Henry James Pye. It was published in 1798 as The Inquisitor. Others works include The… Read More
The Branch Builders.
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An exceedingly rare Almanack in Fine condition
The Ladies' Diary: or, Woman's Almanack appeared annually in London from 1704 to 1841 after which it was succeeded by The Lady's and Gentleman's Diary. It featured material relating to calendars etc. including sunrise and sunset times and phases of the moon, as well as important dates (eclipses, holidays, school terms, etc.), and a chronology of remarkable events. The subtitle indicated its serious purpose: "Containing New Improvements in ARTS and SCIENCES, and many entertaining PARTICULARS: Designed for the USE AND DIVERSION OF THE FAIR SEX." These included riddles (called enigmas), rebuses, charades, scientific queries, and mathematical questions. A typical volume in the series included answers submitted by readers to problems posed the previous year and a set of new… Read More
Secret Splendor (Silhouette Classics, No 11)
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