From cooks and clerks to weapons analysts and air mechanics, generations of women have served in the Wrens (Women's Royal Naval Service or WRNS). The Royal Navy was the first of the UK armed services
Presents a compendium of intriguing, obscure and strange facts and trivia about murders and murderers. From infamous cases and serial killers, to unusual murder weapons and crime scene investigation,
Exploring a host of topics in a humorous and engaging style, this little gem of a book is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about Britain and
In the skies above south-east England in 1940, battle was waged between the men and machines of the Royal Air Force and Hitler's Luftwaffe. At stake was air superiority, and the Germans intended this
From gaslit city streets to dark wooded estates, crime was rife in Victorian Britain; through a wide array of historical court records, newspaper accounts and prison books, The Victorian Criminal give
Prisons and Prisoners In Victorian Britain provides an illustrated insight into the Victorian prison system and the experiences of those within it?on both sides of the bars. Featuring stories of crime
During the uncertain early months of World War 2, many feared that it was only a short time before an attempt would be made to invade a woefully undefended British mainland. What became Home Guard was
Despite—or perhaps because of—the privations of war, the 1940s was one of the greatest decades for fashion in Britain. The mantra of ‘make-do and mend’ spawned a decade of crea
The British Home Front in the Second World War is a superb overview of life and the war effort in Britain from the outbreak of war in 1939, though its darkest hours of invasion threat and the Battle o
This book is an overview of the struggle for women to gain the vote in Great Britain and explores who the women were that formed and led or became members of the women's suffrage movement; explains th
Residents, tourists, and historians alike will enjoy these many tales of London life, sure to startle the modern reader. Including gripping stories of fires, floods, and disasters; "eye-witness" accou
