{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-worthies-of-england-paperback-9781108080514","title":"The History of the Worthies of England (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108080514","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of the Worthies of England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis work, first published in 1662 and reissued here in a two-volume 1811 edition, describes England and Wales by county.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Fuller (Author), John Nichols (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108080514, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 March 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e618 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 3.2 cm, 1.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis extraordinary collection of historical facts, a valuable source for local history, was compiled by Thomas Fuller (1608–61), who came from a clerical family and was educated at Cambridge. He was ordained, had gained a reputation as a preacher, and had published several theological works, when at the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a chaplain in the royalist army. Travelling round the country with Sir Ralph Hopton's troops, he pursued the historical enquiries which would result in the posthumous publication in 1662 of his most famous work. This two-volume edition was annotated by John Nichols, the bookseller and publisher, and published in 1811. The first part of the work consists of twenty-five short chapters which explain the organisation of the work, after which England and Wales are examined county by county: first, natural resources and manufactures, and then notable people, starting with princes and saints.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface by the editor\u003cbr\u003e Memoirs of the author\u003cbr\u003e The general worthies\u003cbr\u003e Bark-shire\u003cbr\u003e Bedford-shire\u003cbr\u003e Buckingham-shire\u003cbr\u003e Cambridge-shire\u003cbr\u003e Ches-shire\u003cbr\u003e Chester\u003cbr\u003e Cornwall\u003cbr\u003e Cumberland\u003cbr\u003e Derby-shire\u003cbr\u003e Devon-shire\u003cbr\u003e Exeter\u003cbr\u003e Dorcet-shire\u003cbr\u003e Durham\u003cbr\u003e Essex\u003cbr\u003e Gloucester-shire\u003cbr\u003e Hant-shire\u003cbr\u003e Hartford-shire\u003cbr\u003e Hereford-shire\u003cbr\u003e Huntington-shire\u003cbr\u003e Kent\u003cbr\u003e Canterbury\u003cbr\u003e Additions to Kent\u003cbr\u003e Lancashire\u003cbr\u003e Leicester-shire\u003cbr\u003e Index to the natural commodities and manufactures\u003cbr\u003e Index to the worthies in the first volume.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266207731992,"sku":"9781108080514","price":52.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108080514i_05f9ec79-f6fb-4bad-a9df-6a6c2d388873.jpg?v=1696751769","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-the-worthies-of-england-paperback-9781108080514","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}