In 1613, the small settlement of Belfast, with a population of about 1000, was granted its Royal Charter as a borough.

Three hundred years later, Belfast had emerged as a city of international importance. With one of the world's largest ports, it enjoyed a brief spell as Ireland's largest urban centre and was a major player in the British industrial scene. Unique in being an Irish city with a self-consciously British identity, the city revelled in, and in many ways depended upon, its central role within the British Empire.

This attractive book celebrates and explores an exciting period in the city's history, 1850-1914 was Belfast's own Belle Époque. By focusing on the people of the city, those who built it, lived in it, visited it, worked in it and governed it - the book presents a kaleidoscope of snapshots which combine to reveal the rich and varied experiences of life, both temporal and spiritual, in the emerging city.

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ISBN/EAN 9780716531678
Author Olwen Purdue
Publisher Irish Academic Press
Publication date 20 Dec 2011
Format Paperback
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Belfast: The Emerging City 1850–1914

Olwen Purdue
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A fascinating and engaging portrait of a city and its people, beautifully complimented with black and white as well as colour pictures.

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