Great British family names and their history : what's in a name?
Moss, John2019
Books, Manuscripts
The history of Great Britain has been largely defined by powerful and influential families, many of whose names have come down to us from Celtic, Danish, Saxon or Norman ancestors. Their family names fill the pages of our history books; they are indelibly written into the events which we learned about at school. Iconic family names like Wellington, Nelson, Shakespeare, Cromwell, Constable, De Montfort and Montgomery. there are innumerable others. This book is a snapshot of several hundred such family names and delves into their beginnings and derivations, making extensive use of old sources, including translations of The Domesday Book and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, as well as tracing many through the centuries to the present day.
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Author:
Moss, John, author
Imprint:
Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2019.
Collation:
xii, 314 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781526751553 (pbk)
Dewey class:
929.409
LC class:
CS2385
Local class:
929.409
Language:
English
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BRN:
2566202
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