Bloody British History: Suffolk

by Robert Leader

Overview

Containing: death, Danes, and disaster in Dark Age Ipswich! Saxons at Sutton Hoo! The castles are burning! Attacks, rebellions, battles, and wars in ancient Suffolk. Queen of blood and fire! The dark days of Bloody Mary revealed! Tower of ghosts! A grim tale of storms and specters in ancient Dunwich. Sea of blood! Smugglers, sea-battles, U-Boats, and invasions along the Suffolk coast! The zeppelins are coming! Fearsome true stories from World War I! Suffolk has one of the most amazing histories of any British county. Discover the dark truth inside!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750961493
Publisher:	History Press Limited, The
Publication date:	03/01/2015
Series:	Bloody History Series
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Robert Leader served in the Merchant Navy, and was for 20 years a retained fire-fighter with the Suffolk Fire Brigade. He is the author of more than 200 articles, 50 novels, and three local history guides. His books include Bloody British History: Bury St Edmunds.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

AD 61 Ambush on the Stour 5

AD 616 'And the River Ran Foul …' 9

AD 633 The Demon-Battling Monk 13

AD 794 Aethelberht Loses His Head 16

AD 865 Vicious Vikings 18

AD 1010 Ulfketel, the Fighting Earl 21

AD 1069 The Last Viking Assault on Ipswich 24

AD 1174 Bigods Bold, the Bully Barons 27

AD 1216 The Barons' War 30

AD 1326 The She-Wolf of France 34

AD 1328 The Lost City Under the Sea 37

AD 1381 The Peasants are Revolting 40

AD 1447 Beheaded with a Rusty Sword 43

AD 1514 The Defiant Bride 46

AD 1553 Bloody Mary 49

AD 1586 Suffolk's Buccancer 52

AD 1605 Gunpowder, Treason and Plot 55

AD 1642 The Civil War 57

AD 1665 The Roar of Cannon and the Stink of Blood 59

AD 1667 The Last Invasion 62

AD 1672 Caught With Their Pants Down 65

AD 1683 A Murder Plot that Failed 67

AD 1735 The Hadleigh Gang 69

AD 1759 Redcoats, Red Roses, and Raw Red Courage 71

Four Headless Horses 74

AD 1915 Beyond the Call of Duty 77

AD 1917 Zeppelins Over Suffolk 79

AD 1922 Shipwreek and Storm 83

AD 1938 The Second World War 87

AD 1943 The Railway of Death 94

AD 1953 Storm Surge, the Floods of Death 94