The Yew and the Rose: A 17th Century Life

by Lizzie Jones

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Very little is written about poor working people in the 17th century. This book is unique in re-creating the lives of a group of people living in west Lancashire at this time and the author has spent years researching the area and its inhabitants in this fascinating era. The true story of the life of weaver Richard Webster and his love for a girl considered unsuitable is set against the Jacobite plots and consequent Catholic persecutions of the time as his struggles with poverty and his forbidden faith are finally resolved by an unexpected stroke of fate.
  • ISBN13 9781786230362
  • Publish Date 18 October 2016
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 16 August 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 316
  • Language English