The Brief History of Lancashire

The Brief History of Lancashirestarts, as all good histories should, with the beginning - the moment when the detritus of a dying star, spinning through the depths of the Milky Way, began to cool and coalesce, and rain - typically for Lancashire - began to fall as the moisture in the new atmosphere began to condense. A planet was formed, and history as we know it had begun. Racing through the history of Lancashire, with Neolithic residents, Romans, Civil War victories and Victorians - and, of course, a few cotton mills along the way - this delightful book will tell you everything you ought to know about the dramatic and fascinating history of the county - and a few things you never thought you would.

STEPHEN DUXBURY, a Lancashire writer and local historian, wrote The Brief History of Lancashire as a tribute to his beloved county during a long exile in Kent. He returns to the county as often as he can, and in the meantime he has collected hundreds of books, rare pamphlets, magazines and booklets on the history of Lancashire and the surrounding area.