The Napoleonic Prison of Norman Cross (eBook)

The Lost Town of Huntingdonshire

Paul Chamberlain (Autor)

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2018 | 2. Auflage
208 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-8734-9 (ISBN)

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Norman Cross was the site of the world's first purpose-built prisoner-of- war camp constructed during the Napoleonic Wars. Opened in 1797, it was more than just a prison: it was a town in itself, with houses, offices, butchers, bakers, a hospital, a school, a market and a banking system. It was an important prison and military establishment in the east of England with a lively community of some 7,000 French inmates. Alongside a comprehensive examination of the prison itself, this detailed and informative book, compiled by a leading expert on the Napoleonic era, explores what life was like for inmates and turnkeys alike - the clothing, food, health, education, punishment and, ultimately, the closure of the depot in 1814.

PAUL CHAMBERLAIN has made a study of the subject for many years, visiting many of the sites associated with these prisoners. He is Vice-Chairman and Trustee of the Norman Cross Eagle Appeal, a project that restored the memorial to French prisoners of war at Norman Cross, and promotes knowledge of and interest in these men held at that prison. He is a regular contributor to publications such as First Empire magazine and The Waterloo Journal and is a Fellow of the International Napoleonic Society.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.3.2018
• Vorwort: Dr Francis Pryor
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: bakers • Banking System • Butchers • Clothing • Food • french inmates • French prisoners of war • Health • Hospital • Houses • Huntingdonshire • inmates • Market • military establishment • napoleonic pow camp • napoleonic pows • napoleonic prisoner of war camp • napoleonic prisoners of war • napoleonic war prison • napoleonic wars • napoleonic wars, napoleonic prisoner of war camp, french prisoners of war, pow camp, napoleonic pow camp, napoleonic prisoners of war, napoleonic pows, • napoleonic wars, napoleonic prisoner of war camp, french prisoners of war, pow camp, napoleonic pow camp, napoleonic prisoners of war, napoleonic pows, napoleonic war prison, huntingdonshire, • Offices • POW camp • |punishment • school • the lost town of huntingdonshire
• ISBN-10: 0-7509-8734-0 / 0750987340
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-8734-9 / 9780750987349