Lancashire

Explores the network of social, political and spiritual connections in north west England as a site for regional drama, introducing the reader to the non-metropolitan theatre …

You’ve got to fight for everything when you start with nothing. Susan Knight has a good life. So she turns a blind eye to the gambling winnings …

This book, first published in 1988, examines the origins, purposes and functioning of the civic universities founded in the second half of the nineteenth century and discusses …

This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, …

She will keep her head held high, no matter whatPolly Pride's life is falling apart. Her husband has lost his job, there's no money coming in, and she has two young mouths to …

Founded in 1838 in Liverpool, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company was the first to operate steamships in the Pacific and primarily traded from the UK to the Pacific coasts of …

What is Manchester? Moving far from the glitzy shopping districts and architectural showpieces, away from cool city-centre living and modish cultural centres, this book shows us …

What was life like for the prehistoric inhabitants of Lancashire? This is the first book to look at the history of the county from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age period. What …

Sometimes hope is all you need...Liverpool, 1917: When Irish seaman Michael Gallagher docks in Liverpool after years of fighting with the British Navy, he never expects to fall in …

This new book is a remarkable and moving account of life on the home front in Manchester during the Second World War. Based on transcripts of recorded interviews with senior …