Hundreds of years of history, from the Black Death to the Blitz! ? BEHEADED and DISEMBOWLED! The Manchester Regiment members whose heads were STOLEN! ? The AWFUL relating of VIOLENT RAIDS during the Civil War! ? The BUTCHERING of nine bystanders during the chartist demonstration at St Peter's Fields ? GRUSEOME TALES of the city's BODYSNATCHERS! Manchester has one of the most amazing histories in Britain. Filled with thousands of years of death, disease and destruction, read this GORY and GLORIOUS book ? IF YOU DARE! AUTHOR: Michala Hulme has been researching the history of Manchester for the past twelve years is currently studying for a PhD. In 2011 she set up her own business ? Unearth the Past - which assists people in tracing their ancestors. She helped everyone from athletes to Hollywood actors and has been dubbed as the "celebrity genealogist". She is also the official genealogist on Radio Lancashire, and the author of 'A Grim Almanac of Manchester' (THP, 2015) SELLING POINTS: ? Condenses the entire history of Manchester into one amazing and horrible volume ? The darkest events in Manchester history are all inside: murders, riots, battles, disasters and dreadful diseases galore ? Richly illustrated with archive engravings and modern photographs 55 b/w photos
