Author: Alan Spree

The spa town of Bath has drawn visitors since the Romans built baths and a temple at the site of hot springs in the Avon valley. Bath Abbey was fou...

Newcastle upon Tyne has long been an important city in the north-east of England. A fortress against Scotland, medieval Newcastle grew rich exporti...

The city of Portsmouth, on the Hampshire coast, has been an important naval base for centuries and is still home to much of the Royal Navys fleet t...

Leicester has long been an important city in the East Midlands. Remains of Roman Leicester can still be seen today, as well as many buildings from ...

Nottingham was established as a settlement even before the Normans built their castle there, but the castle became an important stronghold and the ...

Liverpool was a small port on the River Mersey in the medieval period, but started to grow rapidly in the eighteenth century, benefitting from the ...

This book on British-produced Military Dinky Toys takes a detailed look at the popular Army, Naval and Aircraft models produced from 1933 until the...

The city of Nottingham has long been one of Britains most important cities. As Nottinghamshire grew in prosperity during the Middle Ages the city b...