SWORD AND PLOUGHSHARE: THE STORY OF THE DE BOHUNS AND CALDICOT
Written by T.T. Birbeck
Published by The Chepstow Society
in 1973
ISBN: 0900278153
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SWORD AND PLOUGHSHARE: THE STORY OF THE DE BOHUNS AND CALDICOT
Written by T.T. Birbeck.
Stock no. 1828855
1st.
1973.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The early history of Caldicot and surrounding community. Limited to 600 copies. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 180 pages. ISBN: 0900278153. Three pale foxspots to top front edge of spine. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly worn at horizontal edges.
SWORD AND PLOUGHSHARE: THE STORY OF THE DE BOHUNS AND CALDICOT
Written by T.T. Birbeck.
Stock no. 1828853
1st.
1973.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The early history of Caldicot and surrounding community. Limited to 600 copies. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 180 pages. ISBN: 0900278153. Minor mark to rear board. Base of spine lightly shelf worn. Pale foxing to endpapers. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, has some foxing to verso and flaps, lightly worn at horizontal edges with a few tiny closed tears (no loss).
Front cover
Contents
- Preface
- I Introduction
- II The De Bohuns and Holders of the Castle and Manor
- III The Lessees of the Manor of Caldicot and Newton
- IV The Manor of Caldicot and Newton until 1421
- V The Manor and the Duchy of Lancaster, 1422-1857
- VI The Castle
- VII The Mill
- VIII The Cross and the Courts
- IX The Church and the Bells
- X The Nonconformists
- XI The Charities
- XII The Poor and the Overseers
- XIII The Village Constable
- XIV Military Service
- XV The Roads
- XVI The Railways and Works
- XVII The School
- XVIII The Inns and Societies
- XIX Newton
- XX The Other Manors:
- (i) Caldicot-by-Caerwent or West End
- (ii) The Priory
- (iii) Dewstow
- XXI Life and Changes in the Nineteenth Century