Tracing Your Canal Ancestors It was a time of

It was a time of treachery and double dealing but it culminated with the establishment of the Tudor dynasty

Decades later

this book brings the denizens of this vanished world once more to life

There is an ancient and quite baseless myth that the use of torture has never been legal in Britain

men could face up to the terrible ordeal such a battle presented with resilience

Tracing Your Canal Ancestors It was a time ofBritain's industrial revolution depended on canals for the cheap movement of materials and goods until the coming of the railways. Canal companies struggled to compete and went into a long decline, but much of the canal network is still with us today, and interest in the history and heritage of canals and those who worked on them is strong. That is why Sue Wilkes's well researched and highly readable handbook on the subject is so valuable. She