Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was `a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' Over the years, this did not change much. Henry was considered a demi-god by his subjects, so each woman he
Sunderland: Building a City traces the physical development of the city of Sunderland, from the earliest settlement patterns into the new millennium. The story is an intricate one, showing how Sunderl
The summer of 1940 witnessed the greatest air battle in history and its 70th Anniversary provides a unique occasion to remember the men?dubbed by Winston Churchill as "The Few"?who fought over the ski
Designed as the ultimate long range fleet defence fighter interceptor for the US Navy, the Tomcat entered frontline service in 1973 as a replacement for the legendary F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 achieve
King Harold Godwineson is one of history's shadowy figures, known mainly for his defeat and death at the Battle of Hastings. His true status and achievements have been overshadowed by the events of Oc
This book looks at the activities of the Vikings in the Irish Sea, a band of water that has been important since prehistoric times in the history of maritime cultural exchange between Britain and Irel
Conventional histories of the battles of Mons and Le Cateau describe how the massively outnumbered British mowed down rows of German troops with precise and rapid rifle fire. The staggering casualtie
Silver City Airways rose from obscure beginnings to pioneer and become world famous for its cross-Channel car ferry service. When the only alternative was a slow sea crossing, Silver City became the c
The first book to reveal what it is like to work in Army bomb disposal in the most bombed place on Earth As the Regia Aeronautica and the Luftwaffe unleashed their full might against the island of Mal
Like the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of the Frontiers has often been ignored by military historians, who assumed that the French lost the first battles of World War I because they launched suicidal b
Places and books like Rosslyn Chapel and The Da Vinci Code have focused attention on Scotland's Knights Templar. Who they were and what they did has been touched upon, but never properly explored unti
A comprehensive history of Ireland's prehistorical archaeology Taking Ireland's first human colonization as its starting point, this history leads us on a journey through the vast, enigmatic landscape
Jane Whorwood was one of Charles I’s closest confidantes. The wife of an Oxfordshire squire, when the court moved to Oxford in 1642, at the start of the Civil War, she helped the royalist cause by spy
The Lune Valley is in border country, a historic and picturesque divide between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, the Silurian rocks of the former separated by a geological fault from the Car
THE PUB has always been one of the main centres of the community, and never more so than in Herefordshire. From the inns next to the markets in Hereford that thrived on market-day trade, to the lonel
In the 1960s the citizens of Nottingham saw the greatest change in the city in the 20th century. In the previous decade, the city planners envisaged a dual carriageway which would encircle the center
This fully-illustrated guide explores all things strange and uncann, paranormal and peculiar in Aberdeenshire, one of the most scenic parts of Scotland (Which also includes part of the Cairngorms Nati
During the last 100 years or so Gravesend has grown from a small community with a population of 22,000 in 1881, to the present Borough of Gravesham with a population of?more than?90,000. Robert H. His
The Battle of Bannockburn, fought over two days on 23 and 24 June in 1314 by a small river crossing in Stirling, was a decisive victory for Robert the Bruce in the Scottish Wars of Independence agains
Wales has less than one hundred of the two thousand miles of motorway constructed in Britain in the 20th century. However, the Principality can boast the first length of urban motorway, the first mot
At the outset of World War II the British government enacted Operation Pied Piper, during which many British children were torn from their families, taken miles from home and placed with strangers. In
The Picts, the most powerful nation in northern Britain for some 500 years, mysteriously disappeared from contemporary records in the ninth century. All that remains of the language they spoke are a f
Documenting an incredible unification in the history of Europe, this account examines the merging of East and West Germany following the destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1990. Describing how a totali
The emergence of the motor car transformed the 20th century. This illustrated book examines the earliest history of the motor age, explaining the first attempts to develop a self-propelled road vehicl
The first study of the rich history of British food, its fads, and its fashions, to be combined with a practical cookbook of?more than?200 recipes from each age for use today?British food has a long a
From Napoleon’s bold crossing of the River Neman to his capture of Moscow and eventual downfall, this analysis investigates the 1812 ill-fated invasion from a Russian standpoint. In establishing a fre
The perfect guide to the British Army during the Second World War?·?????????To encapsulate the British Army in one book is no easy task, but here, George Forty presents it as it was during World War I
China and Iran have featured heavily in the news in recent years. China is both a military and an economic superpower with 20% of the world’s population; Iran is suspected of developing nuclear weapon
How true is the history we learned in school? Did the English?intend the Irish to starve as a result of the Great Famine? Did a haughty Marie Antoinette indeed urge the masses to eat cake? History?is
On September 13, 1759, British and French forces fought one of the most decisive battles in history, on the Plains of Abraham outside the Canadian capital, Quebec. The British force decisively routed
Charles Dickens was in his own day the most popular novelist who had ever lived, a public figure adored like a present-day pop star. He still holds his place as one of the greatest English writers, an
Accessible and?authoritative, this?biography covers the truth behind the shadowy figure of Gregory Rasputin.?Rasputin features in Russian history as a malign and destructive force, a man with an unhea
Completed in the early 1960s, the France was the last of the great French Line passenger ships on the celebrated run to and from New York. She was not only the national flagship, but the longest liner
When Hermi Rothman came to England from Germany during World War II, it was as a Jewish refugee. Enlisting in the British Forces made him one of many "King’s Own Most Loyal" enemy aliens, but it wasn’
In the closing months of World War II, General Eisenhower exhorted the Western Allied forces to redouble their efforts to break the German will to resist. In considering this appeal, General Gubbins,
The struggle between Germany and the Allies along the Western Front is for many the most familiar element of World War I. However, many less well-known theaters of conflict, key to the overall progres
Jeff Vinter, previous chairman of Railway Ramblers and consultant on the BBC’s Railway Walks series, provides a detailed guide to?10 of the best railway walks in the territory of the former London Mid
This?guide for the interested amateur on how to spot archaeology in your own local landscape provides a period-by-period guide to the archaeology of Britain and an introduction to sites from all the m
Everyone has heard of T.E. Lawrence?soldier, scholar, author of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and translator who led the Arab Legions in their revolt against the Turks. However, it is the mind of Lawrence
Many people have written biographies of Charles Darwin, but the story of his family and roots in Shrewsbury is little known. This book, containing original research, fills that gap. The key player is
