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House Histories for Beginners
Popular television programmes highlight the satisfaction that can be gained from investigating the history of houses, and there is always plenty of interest in the subject, with …
The Little History of Scottish Brewing
From the time of the Picts to the present day, Scotland has played an important role in the development of British brewing, providing a host of inventions and other contributions …
A History of Norfolk in 100 Places
Norfolk has a wealth of important archaeological sites, historic buildings and landscapes. This guide is the first to use them to tell the county’s rich history.Starting with real …
Christchurch: A Pictorial History
Christchurch owes its existence to its natural features. The town is surrounded by large wide marshes at the confluence of its two rivers, the Stour and the Avon. This strategic …
The History of Domestic Plant Medicine
The debt medicine owes to botany is not commonly appreciated. In the past, medicine relied almost entirely on plants, and even today, many western medicines are plant derived. …
A History of Coventry
The author, well known as the writer of more books on the city than anyone, explores Coventry's history from Roman times through Earl Leofric, Godiva and the Norman castle, to …
A History of Surrey
Surrey affords good examples of prosperous peasant life at the woodland margin in the Middle Ages and had some of the best developed industry before the Industrial Revolution. The …
History Minute by Minute
At what time was Guy Fawkes discovered underneath the Palace of Westminster? Just when was Einstein’s Theory of Relativity proved? What time was on the clock when Titanic sunk? …
Scotland Yard's History of Crime in 100 Objects
Explore Britain’s dark criminal history through the fascinating objects that have been hidden away in the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard, a collection that, although world-famous, …
Blood and Iron
The enthralling story of the German Empire, from its violent rise to its spectacular fall
Telling the Seasons
Telling the Seasons takes us on a journey through the twelve months of the year with stories, customs and celebrations. Drawing on the changing patterns of nature and the rich …
Recreating Titanic and Her Sisters
On the night of 14–15 April 1912, Titanic, a brand-new, supposedly unsinkable ship, the largest and most luxurious vessel in the world at the time, collided with an iceberg and …