A People's History of Leicester
A People's History of Leicester

Author: Ned Newitt

Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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Presents a history of Leicester through the eyes of the Co-operative, Labour and Trade Union movements. This book illustrates the long fight for democratic rights, social welfare and better hours and conditions. It features images of Leicester working people and their social and political organisations.

The Historical Background of Chemistry
The Historical Background of Chemistry

Author: Henry Marshall Leicester

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1971-01-01

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780486610535

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Professor Leicester traces the development of chemistry through the thoughts and ideas of practitioners and theorists, from Aristotle and Plato to Curie and 20th-century nuclear scientists. Throughout, the relationship of chemical advances to a broader world history is recognized and stressed. 15 figures. Name and subject indexes. 1956 edition.

Church History in Leicestershire
Church History in Leicestershire

Author: Nick Miller

Publisher: Book Guild Publishing

Published: 2024-01-28

Total Pages: 635

ISBN-13: 1835740081

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Church History in Leicestershire charts the story of religion in England from pre-Christian times to the twentieth century, viewed through events and the eyes and experiences of people in Leicestershire. Weaving together ecclesiastical, political and social strands it chronicles the tortuous tale of religion, churches and the people who worshipped there. Where did churches and chapels come from; who built them, when and why? What significance lies in their looks and names? What made people so devoted to them? Why do they still exist? The book covers sweeping religious and political movements, potentates of church and state, but centre-stage are the clergy, their parishioners, churches and chapels: how they thrived or perished, weathered plague and invasions, grappled with their consciences during the Reformation and Civil Wars, founded powerful new denominations and championed social reform when Leicester(shire) became a hub of Christian Socialism and Secularism. Closing sections reflect on the church’s past and future, as it faces debates as fundamental as any previously encountered.