Liberty Ships were Cargo ships built by the Americans for the British to run cargo during World War 2. They were initially commissioned to replace those ships lost in early U-Boat raids.From 1943 unt
Britain is traditionally considered to have been conquered by the Romans in AD43. In fact the intervention took place because an important faction of the Atrebates tribe under King Verica persuaded th
Why don't people take more notice of bollards? How often do they stop to look at a coal-hole cover? Why are pub signs largely ignored and Royal Warrants on shops scarcely noticed? Such a grievous sit
Telling the story of the once-ubiquitous Lancashire Nobby, a small fishing smack once found in every harbor from North Wales to the West Coast of Scotland. This inshore boat was used for a variety of
Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) was a respected surgeon and a pioneering geologist and paleontologist. Using his skill in comparative anatomy, he pieced together unidentified bone fragments found in chalk
It was twenty minutes to midnight on Sunday 14 April, when Jack Thayer felt the Titanic lurch to port, a motion followed by the slightest of shocks. Seven-year old Eva Hart barely noticed anything was
This volume examines the legacy of 12 German families who came to rule countries all over Europe, considering why Germans were so successful in producing these dynasties. Thomson explains how German f
Ripper Murders From Old Photographs is not a standard retelling of the story of the Whitechapel Murders but the tale of historically important photographs connected to the case, discovered by the auth
Praise for the hardback published in May 2009:SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE: ‘Totally fascinating’. ANDREW ROBERTS: ‘A triumph of research’.KELVIN MACKENZIE: ‘Exposes the hidden hand behind the Jack the Ripp
In January 1952 Cairo burned in a wave of insurgency against the British as the Suez crisis took hold. Three months earlier, however, the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 had been abrogated, leading to
The author of The Tudors presents a concise, accessible audience chronicle of the bloody reign of Tudor monarch Henry VIII (1509-1547), which proved to be a turning point in English history. Rex (Refo
George Forty, himself a veteran of the Korean War, uses British Tank Sergeant Jake Wardrop's war diary as the basis for this account of Wardrop's war experiences from 1940 through 1945, when he was ki
In this biography of the last wife of Henry VIII historian Norton delves into the history of the Parr family, of whom Catherine may have been the most stable member. She follows the future queen throu
It is only recently that the second tier of nobility has been given serious notice by historians. In this biography, archaeologist Soden searches for evidence on Ranulf de Blondeville, sixth earl of C
This history looks at Britain's nautical training ships and floating reformatory schools for boys and young men. Boys as young as age ten were trained as sailors and deck hands and housed on old, wood
Historian Wilkinson, presents a biography of the early years of the English king Richard III, about whom there has been serious debate ever since his death in battle against Henry Tudor, who became Ki
"During The First World War, the railways of Great Britain were effectively nationalised and put under Government control. Run for the benefit of the armed services, with minimal investment and much o
Cornwall has changed much over the last 100 years or so. Disused tin mines can be found scattered across the landscape together with signs of other long-forgotten industries. An old china clay pit at
This is the tale of the bloody war that ended in the conquest and annexation of the Punjab by the East India Company. A disgruntled garrison’s chance killing of two young British officers sparks
Many children spend hours enjoying their first train set but imagine that the hobby never runs out of steam and the train set develops into a lifelong hobby. That first set conceivably could ha
This book tells the story of Oldbury's rise from overcrowded Victorian town to progressive municiple borough, and its absorption into larger local authorities from 1966. Its success was built on coalm
'Kids supposed to evacuate this afternoon. Later told that it is tomorrow. Said goodbye to John and all my pals. May never see them again.' In October 1939, sixteen-year-old Eric Armstrong took the c
Leicestershire is a county of gentle landscapes where sheep have grazed for centuries, its topography altered over time by quarrying, mining and fox-hunting. It is criss-crossed by Roman roads, and oc
