Great British family names and their history
Moss, John2019
Book
Total copies: 1
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. 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.
Main title:
Great British family names and their history / John Moss.
Author:
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2019.
Collation:
192 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781526722805 (pbk)1526722801 (pbk)
Dewey class:
929.409 MOS929.409
LC class:
CS2385
Language:
English
BRN:
330161