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Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of a Great English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey (Hardcover, 2007)
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This hardback textbook, titled "Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of a Great English Dynasty", is authored by Catherine Bailey and published by Penguin Books LTD in 2007.
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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780670915422
eBay Product ID (ePID)90601257
Product Key Features
Number of Pages544 Pages
Publication NameBlack Diamonds: the Rise and Fall of a Great English Dynasty
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
AuthorCatherine Bailey
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height236 mm
Item Weight1024 g
Item Width161 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorCatherine Bailey
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- 01 Nov, 2018
A true story that beats “Downton Abbey” all ends up
I must admit to having a personal interest in the story in Black Diamonds as I am related by marriage to the Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family. However, bias asiide, the story is well written and researched, covering not just the history of one family in the early and mid 20th century, but it’s place in the world at the time. A world of change and uncertainty- for everyone. A real page-turner that proves (to me at least) that real life cannot be beaten when it comes to drama and suspense, joy and tragedy. Fiction lends its props from facts and it is facts (as in this book) that means in this story at least there is no need for fiction. Highly recommended.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 May, 2020
Fascinating read
Couldn’t put it down I should have paid more attention years ago as my fathers family all come from the area with connections to the pits and the estateVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jul, 2019
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Superbly researched. As easy to read, and compelling as a novel. Gives wonderful insight into the early 20th century and the transition of authority from the aristocracy to the working classes.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Nov, 2021
Very interesting!
The book was used but in perfect condition, this is a story of a family close to are home, very interesting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Jan, 2023
Great find/buy
Purchased for a relative abroad. For something NLA new it appeared to be in un-used condition (maybe a 'second' as the illustrated pages were not finely cropped). She will be delightedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Mar, 2020
Good on-site into local history & national politics
If you are interested in the history of South Yorkshire Politics and Aristocratic Coal mining World war effects on a community Then this is the book for youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
