The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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... introduced a number of building regulations designed to reduce the risk of fire . In future , party walls in rows of wooden houses were to be built of stone to a height of 16 feet ( 5 metres ) and a thickness of 3 feet ( 1 metre ) , and ...
... introduced a number of building regulations designed to reduce the risk of fire . In future , party walls in rows of wooden houses were to be built of stone to a height of 16 feet ( 5 metres ) and a thickness of 3 feet ( 1 metre ) , and ...
Page 67
... introduced to Europe , possibly by the Moors . Its impact on fashion was to be dramatic . Clothes that revealed the ... introduction of buttons and buttonholes around the middle of the century opened the way for sophisticated tailored ...
... introduced to Europe , possibly by the Moors . Its impact on fashion was to be dramatic . Clothes that revealed the ... introduction of buttons and buttonholes around the middle of the century opened the way for sophisticated tailored ...
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... introduced . These were fixed to a wooden sole and secured to the wearer's boots with straps and a screw . The skates , which afforded swifter and more stylish progress , were introduced into England in the early 1660s . Two celebrated ...
... introduced . These were fixed to a wooden sole and secured to the wearer's boots with straps and a screw . The skates , which afforded swifter and more stylish progress , were introduced into England in the early 1660s . Two celebrated ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
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