An extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynasty. \'Bailey is brilliant at recreating atmosphere and finding the right interviewees...\' }Daily Telegraph{.
It sold 14,000 copies in hardback.
Focussing on Wentworth in Yorkshire, which was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men, it explains how the Fitzwilliam family rose to great wealth through the coal industry, only to bring about their own demise.
An extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynasty