{"product_id":"lang-syne-english-family-information-history-fact-book-mills","title":"English Book - Mills","description":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eOf ancient origins, ‘Mills’ was popularised in the wake of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, although it was present here from much earlier times. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eBearers of the name have achieved fame and distinction through endeavours ranging from astronomy to sport, while it is also the name of a famous British acting dynasty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eIn the world of business, Percy Herbert Mills was the British industrialist and public servant described as “one of the most politically influential industrialists of all time”; elevated to the peerage as Viscount Mills, he held the important post of Controller-General of Machine Tools at the Ministry of Supply during the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eIn the world of music Alan Mills, born in 1913, was the Canadian folk singer best known for composing the classic folk song I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eThe colourful lives and times of proud bearers of the Mills name are recounted here. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eBook Dimensions 10 × 0.4 × 14.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t","brand":"Lang Syne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39375625748673,"sku":"LangSyne_FamBook_Eng_Mills","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/8364\/6825\/products\/6038f1859ed46_64774938-1fe9-42fe-b3ff-b6808a91f6c3.jpg?v=1654511034","url":"https:\/\/www.kiltswihae.co.uk\/products\/lang-syne-english-family-information-history-fact-book-mills","provider":"Kilts Wi Hae Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}