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"The History of Skipton"
by W. Harbutt Dawson

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"The History of Skipton " was written by W. Harbutt Dawson and published in 1882. The book contains over 400 pages, along with 18 illustrations and a comprehensive index.

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List of contents of "The History of Skipton "

• Chapter I - Under Saxon and Norman
• Chapter II - A Legend of The Romille Family
• Chapter III - The House of Clifford
• Chapter IV - Manorial Government : The Relations between Lord and Tenant
• Chapter V - Skipton Castle—Past and Present
• Chapter VI - Baronial Life At Skipton In The Seventeenth Century
• Chapter VII -
  • Military History of Skipton
    • The Scottish Incursions
    • Battle of Flodden Field
    • The Pilgrimage of Grace
    • The Rising In The North
    • Three Years' Siege During The Civil War
    • Scottish Rebellions of 1715 and 1745
  • Skipton Parish Church
    • The Church
    • The Monuments
    • The Vicars
    • The Parish Register
  • Under The Later Cliffords
• Chapter X.
  • Worthies of Old Skipton
  • Henry Lord Clifford, The Shepherd Lord
  • Canon William Ermysted
  • George Earl of Cumberland
  • Anne Clifford, Countess of Pembroke
  • Nathaniel Simpson
  • William and Sylvester Petyt
  • George Holmes
  • John Wainman
  • Rev. George Croft, D.D.
  • Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, Lord St. Leonards
  • Stephen Bailey Hall
  • William Oldfield
  • Richard Waller
  • William Cartwright Newsam
• Chapter XI.
  • Commercial History of Skipton
  • Agriculture
  • Manufactures
  • Trades
  • The "Plug Drawing" Riots of 1842
• Chapter XII - Old Modes of Punishment In Skipton
• Chapter XIII -
  • The Religious Denominations of Skipton
  • The Quakers - The Wesleyan Methodists
  • The Congregationalists
  • The Primitive Methodists
  • The Roman Catholics
  • The Episcopalians (Christ Church)
  • The Baptists
  • The Free Methodists
  • The Inghamites
• Chapter XIV
  • Skipton Parish Charities
  • Miscellaneous Benefactions
  • The Free Grammar School,
  • Charities of Thomas Earl of Thanet
  • The Petyt Library
  • Corn Charities of 1795 and 1812
• Chapter XV - Modern Skipton
• Chapter XVI
  • Local Customs and Superstitions
  • Timothy Crowther, Astrologer and Wiseman

List of Illustrations.

Skipton In 1830
Arms of Clifford
Entrance Gateway of Skipton Castle
Skipton Castle Gateway
Conduit Court, Skipton Castle
Skipton Parish Church
Brass On Slab of Clifford Tomb In Skipton Parish Church
Brass On Clifford Tomb In Skipton Parish Church
Plan of Altar-Tomb In Skipton Parish Church
Epigraph On Carleton Hall Front
Epitaph On Ferrand Brass In Beverley Minster
Barden Tower
Lady Anne Clifford
Lady Anne Clifford's Signature
Ancient Ducking Stool
Riding The Stang
Christ Church, Skipton
Skipton Grammar School