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Bailey, Catherine

 
9780670915422: Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty
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ISBN 10 : 0670915424 ISBN 13 : 9780670915422
Editeur : Viking, 2007

Synopsis

Wentworth is in Yorkshire and was surrounded by seventy collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family.

It is England's forgotten palace and belonged to Britain's richest aristocrats. Black Diamonds tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part. But coal, one of the most emotive issues in twentieth-century British politics, lies at its heart.

This is the extraordinary story of how the fabric of English society shifted beyond recognition in fifty turbulent years in the twentieth century.

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À propos de l'auteur

Catherine Bailey read History at Oxford University. She is a successful, award-winning television producer and director, making a range of critically acclaimed documentary films inspired by her interest in twentieth-century history. This is her first book. She lives in West London.

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Éditeur
Viking
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0670915424
ISBN 13 
9780670915422
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
544
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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