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Royal Witches
'An important and timely book.' - Philippa GregoryJoan of Navarre was the richest woman in the land, at a time when war-torn England was penniless. Eleanor Cobham was the wife of …
True Tales of Puget Sound
From the shores of Gig Harbor to the slopes of Mount Rainier, the towns surrounding Puget Sound all have incredible stories to share. How did Old Fort Nisqually, now perched on a …
Elizabethan Secret Services
The England of Elizabeth was a nation under threat, both from factions within and great powers without. Opposition to the Protestant establishment meant that the queen and her …
San Diego Lowriders
San Diego's unique lowrider culture and community has a long history of "e;low and slow."e; Cruising the streets from 1950 to 1985, twenty-eight lowrider car clubs made …
In the Shadow of Arnhem
The Battle of Arnhem in September 1944 has been much publicised, with its extraordinary parachute drop and gallant defence by Frost's few men of the bridge at Arnhem. Although the …
Devil in Tudor and Stuart England
The Devil was a commanding figure in Tudor and Stuart England. He played a leading role in the religious and political conflicts of the age, and inspired great works of poetry and …
Murder in the Hindu Kush
On a bright July morning in 1870 the British explorer George Hayward was brutally murdered high in the Hindu Kush. Who was he, what had brought him to this wild spot, and why was …
Lockerbie: The Truth
On 21 December 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit was destroyed by a bomb, killing all 243 passengers and sixteen crew. Large sections of the aircraft, bodies and …
Little Book of the Cotswolds
The Little Book of the Cotswolds is a veritable smorgasbord of Cotswold miscellany, packed with fascinating titbits and all manner of factual frippery - from Cotswold lions to …
Sea of Death
Amid the turmoil of the dying days of the Second World War, a series of ships were sunk in the Baltic. These terrible disasters add up to be the greatest loss of life ever …
Explosives
This entertaining and informative book tells the dramatic tale of explosives from gunpowder to the H-bomb. Laying the emphasis on the lives of the people involved, on the diverse …