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Dales Historical
Monographs
Dentdale
has a
fascinating history, from its origins as a Celtic kingdom in
the 7th century, its settlement by Norsemen in the 10th, and
its incorporation into Norman England in the 12th. The oldest
families in the dale date back to the 13th and 14th centuries.
The men of Dent played a leading part in the 16th century
"Pilgrimage of Grace" and in the origins of Quakerism a
hundred years later. The dale was described as a "terrestrial
paradise" in the 18th century, and in the 19th one of its sons
became the father of modern geology.
So there's quite a story to tell, and Dales Historical
Monographs (DHM), based at Hobsons Farm, Cowgill, at the head
of the dale, began producing books and booklets in 1984 on
different aspects of its history. These publications are
mainly the work of David and Anthea Boulton, writers and
broadcasters, who have been researching the dale's history for
nearly twenty years.
Here is a list
of DHM booklets and books.
Details
of availability and current prices may be had by emailing the
address
below:
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Discovering
Upper Dentdale and Discovering Dent and Lower Dentdale
Two 16-page
booklets on the dale's historic farms, mills, churches,
meeting-houses and inns. Line drawings by John Cooke
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Adam
Sedgwick's Dent.
A facsmile reprint (with new Introduction by David Boulton) of
Sedgwick's rare "Memorial" and "Supplement" on the history,
climate and dialect of the dale. 246 pages, illustrated, hard
covers.
Early Friends in
Dent
Detailed
micro-history of the origins of Quakerism in the dale,
including information on early Quaker families and farms. 114
pages, hard covers.
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Hope On,
Hope Ever!
Reprint
(with Introduction by David Boulton) of Mary Howitt's
classic 19th century romantic novel based on the families
and farms of Dentdale. 120 pages, illustrated, hard covers
with dust-jacket based on earliest known (c.1830)
watercolour of the dale. |
A Thousand Ages
- the
Story of the Church in Dentdale 20-page booklet
illustrated by John Cooke.
A Publick and
Commonwealth Cause: the Story of Dent Grammar School.
16-page booklet illustrated by John Cooke.
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In Fox's
Footsteps
The story of
George Fox's journey in 1652 from Pendle Hill to
Swarthmoor, via Dentdale, when the Quaker movement
achieved lift-off. 248 pages, full colour photos, line
drawings by John Cooke, maps by Martin Ellison, paper
covers. |
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Gerrard
Winstanley and the Republic of Heaven
Story of
the 17th century revolutionary and his influence on early
Quakerism. Introduction by Michael Foot. 128 pages, paper
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Hobsons Farm is also the editorial base of SOF
magazine, a religious humanist journal published by the Sea of
Faith Network which "explores and promotes religious faith as
a human creation". SOF is published six times a year.
Details of all
the above publications, and of on-going work, may be had from
davidboulton1@compuserve.com
or from
DHM, Hobsons Farm, Dent, Cumbria LA10 5RF
Website:
www.davidboultonbooks.com |
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