{"title":"Lincolnshire History","description":"\u003cp\u003eLincolnshire is a fascinating county full of amazing history, shared between hundreds of historic villages and towns. Our books cover folk tales, how life has changed, and some great figures from the county's history including Sir Joseph Banks, John Wesley and links with America.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"restless-souls-global-footprints","title":"Restless Souls, Global Footprints","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe two counties of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire provide the setting for this absorbing narrative, showing how men and women from this region used their faith to shape society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the places that brought Thomas Cranmer, the ‘Mayflower Pilgrims’, the first English Baptists and George Fox of the Quakers, there followed more extraordinary generations, including the world-famous religious leaders John Wesley and ‘General’ William Booth. Alongside them came several generations of young men and women who took the Word to the ends of the earth so that in the pages of Adrian Gray’s epic story, you come across stories of humble missionaries faced with human sacrifice in India or cannibalism in Papua New Guinea. Local men like John Hunt are still celebrated in far-off places like Fiji, whilst the Grubb brothers spent years in Amazonia or central Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a rose-tinted view, however, for we also read of how the Churches were weakened by place-serving parsons of little faith, and by new ‘rationalist’ ideas that permeated some congregations. There are a fair few villains – Bishop Pretyman-Tomline of Lincoln and his family of self-enriching diocesan officers being especially notable. The final chapter covers the challenges of Church decline in the Twentieth Century, but also the revival through Pentecostalism, with an early centre in Louth, the charismatic movement, and a cluster of new and lively churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback, 390 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trent Witham Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000851259719,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/8610\/6439\/files\/RESTLESSSOULSGLOBALFOOTPRINTSCover.jpg?v=1766304004"},{"product_id":"restless-souls-pilgrim-roots","title":"Restless Souls, Pilgrim Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an epic history of the people who laid the foundations of the Christian faith in a Viking-ravaged land, forged a new identity in a time of tragedy and miracles, then rebelled against what they saw as corruption of their Faith and Church. It covers the two counties of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire showing how their peoples interconnected and spread ideas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a story running from the early 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century until 1660, Adrian Gray places great and intriguing figures in the context of their times and in an unfolding story of spiritual change, rebellion and sometimes death. You will meet again some well-known figures such as Saint Hugh of Lincoln, Thomas Cranmer the architect of the Church of England, and the mercurial George Fox from Mansfield who formed the Quakers; you will learn more about the first leaders of the Baptist Church and those who became the ‘Mayflower’ Pilgrims, but the text also restores to our attention many more fascinating and often radical figures who have been forgotten over time. These include a range of characters stretching from Guthlac, whose supernatural experiences in the Fens became the first English biography, to Elizabeth Hooton, the Nottinghamshire Quaker who travelled the world and escaped death many times. Often, these people were motivated by a quest for a better Faith and Church, leading them from the ‘heresy’ of Lollardism to be champions of the Reformation and ultimately leaders of the Civil War against King Charles I. Many died for their beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story also has its fair share of ‘villains’ including corrupt and venal bishops, despotic leaders who sent those who disagreed with them to the stake or the gallows, on both sides of the Atlantic, and one of Elizabethan England’s most sinister torturers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick on the link below to look inside the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.book2look.com\/book\/FPmX23Alsf\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.book2look.com\/book\/FPmX23Alsf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trent Witham Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000877015367,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/8610\/6439\/files\/RESTLESSSOULS_PILGRIMROOTSCover.jpg?v=1766304726"},{"product_id":"people-and-places-of-west-lindsey-lincolnshire","title":"People and Places of West Lindsey, Lincolnshire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe district of West Lindsey stretches from the River Trent and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gainsborough,_Lincolnshire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGainsborough\u003c\/a\u003e in the west, to the Lincolnshire Wolds in the east, reaching as far as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caistor\"\u003eCaistor\u003c\/a\u003e and Brocklesby. It is one of the least densely populated English districts yet contains around a hundred settlements – some tiny, often ancient, and always interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWest Lindsey is a district of open skies, slow-moving rivers, huge fields, and pockets of woodland where pheasants, deer and foxes hide away. It is crossed by the limestone ridge of the Lincoln Edge, with its spring-line villages of honey-colour limestone, and by the more assertive hills and dales of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Hidden amongst this are thousand-year-old churches, the stately homes of the old, county gentry, deserted medieval village sites, old airfields fading away, and many a curious monument or building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy taking each settlement in turn, this book sets out to find something of interest and someone significant about every place in the district. Over the course of its pages, we meet women explorers, great artists, a doomed soldier or two, literary giants and members of the gentry who achieved notoriety as torturers, corrupt politicians or adulterers. Significant scientists and reformers rub shoulders with disgraced clergymen, wartime heroes and famous writers. Everyone who lives in West Lindsey needs a book about it, and this one provides ideal reading to take in the car or browse at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eADRIAN GRAY grew up in West Lindsey and graduated in History from Cambridge University. He is the author of many books as well as leading Pilgrims \u0026amp; Prophets Christian Heritage Tours, which help people from near and far get to know the history of the area.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trent Witham Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000927379783,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/8610\/6439\/files\/West-Lindsey-Cover.jpg?v=1766306027"},{"product_id":"the-scandalous-lives-of-the-lincolnshire-nobles-and-gentry","title":"The Scandalous Lives of the Lincolnshire Nobles and Gentry","description":"\u003cp class=\"yiv4593838287msonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLincolnshire is a huge county, marked out by several great houses and many lesser halls, manors and genteel dwelling places. But who lived there, what did they get up to – and why have so many of these houses now vanished from the landscape?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yiv4593838287msonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yiv4593838287msonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdrian Gray tells the enthralling story of how these great and supposedly ‘noble’ families became embroiled in scandal. In many cases, he finds there was little ‘gentle’ about the gentry. He explains how their rise to prominence often resulted from violence, bribery and opportunistic marriages to some hapless heiress. He then shows how some of these families wasted their huge wealth and status in gambling, adulterous relationships, costly divorces and political bribery at election time. The result is that some families, such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earl_of_Winchilsea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eearls of Winchilsea\u003c\/a\u003e, have entirely vanished from the Lincolnshire scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yiv4593838287msonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will meet the ‘fishing kings’ of Grimsby, whose rise to a peerage was often followed by a fall, one of England’s most corrupt bishops, many who used their titles to seduce credulous young women, and characters such as Lady Albinia Bertie of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.branstonpc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBranston\u003c\/a\u003e – whose title did not protect her from a court appearance for running an illicit gambling den.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"yiv4593838287msonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eADRIAN GRAY is a well-known author of books about Lincolnshire and its people. He has a degree in history from Cambridge University and is active in heritage tourism across the region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trent Witham Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000937570631,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/8610\/6439\/files\/TheScandalousLivesoftheLincolnshireNoblesandGentryCover.jpg?v=1766306917"},{"product_id":"hard-times-happy-days-memories-of-life-in-lincolnshire-1940-1990","title":"Hard Times, Happy Days: Memories of Life in Lincolnshire, 1940–1990","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collection of remembered life stories from across Lincolnshire, including Skegness, Lincoln, Brigg, Grantham and many more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife in\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookwormretford.co.uk\/product\/people-and-places-of-west-lindsey-lincolnshire\/\"\u003e Lincolnshire\u003c\/a\u003e has changed dramatically since the 1940s, and memories of how different things were are fading fast. Adrian Gray’s book uses his archive of interviews, social media discussion groups, and a lively mix of print sources to create a fascinating account of the ‘old ways’ – from Grimsby to Stamford and Scunthorpe to Boston – that are disappearing before our eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat were the ‘fuzzballs’ that people ate? How did they do their ironing? What was it like going to work in the fields or factories when barely in your teens? This book investigates some of the dark corners of domestic and working life but has plenty of room for fun – the arrival of rock and roll, the back seats of the cinema, and even the rise and fall of the ‘X’ film. Each chapter follows important themes of life, including, shopping and the arrival of the supermarkets, how houses have changed and what people did on their holidays… which was often not a lot!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great book for sharing with family members who enjoy reminiscing or who need help with memory recall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdrian Gray was born in Grantham and has lived in Skegness, Dunholme, and Ruskington. He holds a history degree from Cambridge University and has written around thirty books, many on Lincolnshire where he is a regular speaker at history societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustomer review: '\u003cspan\u003eMy Dad was born and lived in Ruskington Lincs and is now 93. He has already finished it. He was glued to the book and said everything in it he could relate to and is incredibly accurate. He said it is an excellent read and a must for anyone who is interested in social history. Thank you for this amazing book which has stirred up many memories for my Dad of his life growing up in a Lincolnshire village.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trent Witham Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000941666631,"sku":null,"price":14.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/8610\/6439\/files\/HardTimes_HappyDays-MemoriesofLifeinLincolnshire_1940_1990Cover.jpg?v=1766307328"},{"product_id":"from-here-we-changed-the-world","title":"From Here We Changed the World","description":"\u003ch6\u003eAmazing Stories of Pilgrims and Rebels from North Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire by Adrian Gray\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the villages and market towns of a quiet corner of England, men and women have for centuries set out on spiritual and geographical quests to change the world. This book is the story of how a few people have influenced hundred of millions of others across the globe, over the last few centuries and down to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small area of north Nottinghamshire and west Lincolnshire has had a huge impact on the development of the Christian faith, since 1540 especially. From this area have come of the great martyrs of the English Reformation, the leading puritans of Elizabethan England, the “Separatists” who became the “Mayflower” Pilgrims such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Brewster_(Mayflower_passenger)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWilliam Brewster\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Bradford_(governor)\"\u003eWilliam Bradford\u003c\/a\u003e, and the founders of the Baptist, Quaker and Methodist denominations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdrian Gray’s book provides an outline of the story and a detailed commentary on what should be known or seen in some of the key places of the region either side of the River Trent. It is a story of martyrdom, sacrifice and unbelievable bravery, of shipwreck, cannibalism and yet extraordinary service to others, of miracles and the spread of the Gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrimsandprophets.co.uk\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.pilgrimsandprophets.co.uk\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trent Witham Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000943042887,"sku":null,"price":14.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/8610\/6439\/files\/FromHereWeChangedtheWorldCover.jpg?v=1766307459"},{"product_id":"mystery-and-mayhem-in-darkest-lincolnshire","title":"Mystery and Mayhem in Darkest Lincolnshire","description":"\u003cp\u003eLincolnshire has a great tradition of story-telling and myth-making, reflecting its true character as one of the most mysterious and rural of the English shires. Stories of saints, wicked men and nocturnal goings-on proliferate, perhaps more than in any other county.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdrian Gray, a Lincolnshire-born author and historian, has gathered together a collection of the best of the legends and a few other compelling tales that may, or may not, be true. He has seasoned this rich mix with a few more factual tales of the lost ‘dark arts’ of Lincolnshire life, such as poaching and the use of duck decoys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese entertaining, informative and often humorous stories broadly reflect the old battles of Light versus Dark in stories of Vikings against monks, saints against devils, romantic lovers against wicked parents, with the odd pirate, lustful friar and mad politician whisked into the mix to provide a potent variety of engaging stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trent Witham Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000944255303,"sku":null,"price":12.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/8610\/6439\/files\/MysteryandMayheminDarkestLincolnshireCover.jpg?v=1766307621"},{"product_id":"tales-from-revesby","title":"Tales From Revesby","description":"\u003cp\u003eRevesby is one of Lincolnshire’s most fascinating villages with a history an ancient monastery, the famed explorer and scientist Sir Joseph Banks, a Victorian mansion and a delightful village set around a green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Adrian Gray has dug beyond the obvious to bring us a fascinating array of incidents and personalities that help to bring the true character of the village to life. 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