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The Resource Great British family names and their history : what's in a name?, John Moss

Great British family names and their history : what's in a name?, John Moss

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For better or worse, what we are is often determined by our family; the events that occurred many years before we were born and the choices that were made by our forebears are our inheritance - we are the inexorable product of family history. So it is with nations. The history of Great Britain has been largely defined by powerful and influential families, many of whose names have come down to us from Celtic, Danish, Saxon or Norman ancestors. Their family names fill the pages of our history books; they are indelibly written into the events which we learned about at school. Iconic family names like Wellington, Nelson, Shakespeare, Cromwell, Constable, De Montfort and Montgomery? there are innumerable others. They reflect the long chequered history of Britain, and demonstrate the assimilation of the many cultures and languages which have migrated to these islands over the centuries, and which have resulted in the emergence of our language. This book is a snapshot of several hundred such family names and delves into their beginnings and derivations, making extensive use of old sources, including translations of The Domesday Book and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, as well as tracing many through the centuries to the present day. --Amazon
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eng
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Great British family names and their history : what's in a name?
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Great British family names and their history
Title remainder
what's in a name?
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John Moss
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
For better or worse, what we are is often determined by our family; the events that occurred many years before we were born and the choices that were made by our forebears are our inheritance - we are the inexorable product of family history. So it is with nations. The history of Great Britain has been largely defined by powerful and influential families, many of whose names have come down to us from Celtic, Danish, Saxon or Norman ancestors. Their family names fill the pages of our history books; they are indelibly written into the events which we learned about at school. Iconic family names like Wellington, Nelson, Shakespeare, Cromwell, Constable, De Montfort and Montgomery? there are innumerable others. They reflect the long chequered history of Britain, and demonstrate the assimilation of the many cultures and languages which have migrated to these islands over the centuries, and which have resulted in the emergence of our language. This book is a snapshot of several hundred such family names and delves into their beginnings and derivations, making extensive use of old sources, including translations of The Domesday Book and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, as well as tracing many through the centuries to the present day. --Amazon
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YDX
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Moss, John
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929.409
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index present
LC call number
CS2470.A1
LC item number
M67 2019
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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  • Names, Personal
  • Names, Personal
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Great British family names and their history : what's in a name?, John Moss
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [296]-299) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Control code
on1041514482
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 314 pages
Isbn
9781526722805
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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maps
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(OCoLC)1041514482
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Great British family names and their history : what's in a name?, John Moss
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [296]-299) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1041514482
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 314 pages
Isbn
9781526722805
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1041514482

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