Author: Derek Tait

Cornwall has changed much over the last 100 years or so. Disused tin mines can be found scattered across the landscape together with signs of other...

When the Second World War commenced on 1 September 1939, the people of Cornwall rallied together in a way that they hadn t done since the Great War...

When you think about the 1970s, what comes to mind? Flares? Queen? Rocky? The 1970s was one of the most exciting, innovative and colourful decades...

In a time before television, radio and cinema, entertainment was found at the many music halls and theatres up and down Great Britain. Acts were va...

Between 1900 and 1920 Harry Houdini toured Great Britain, extensively visiting many of its major towns and cities. Whilst there, he escaped from ja...

South Devon is steeped in history from prehistoric settlements, standing stones and Roman occupation, to the sites of Civil War battles and the var...

From the Barbican and the Hoe to the city centre and beyond, Derek Tait takes us on a tour of Plymouth, explaining the history behind the well-know...

When war was declared on 1 September 1939, the people of Devon pulled together in a way that they hadn''t done since the Great War of 191418. This ...

When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Bath for the changes that would envelop their city over the next four...

Do you remember glam rock, flares, cheesecloth shirts and chopper bikes? Then it sounds like you were lucky enough to grow up during the 1970s. Who...

Cornwall has a rich and diverse history stretching from prehistoric times to the Norman Conquest and beyond, including the turbulent Tudor period, ...

Very few buildings that stood in the centre of Plymouth before the War still remain. The city was devastated by enemy bombing especially during 194...

When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Edinburgh for the changes that would envelop their city over the next...

When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Glasgow for the changes that would envelop their city over the next f...

When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Aberdeen for the changes that would envelop their city over the next ...

Plymouth is steeped in history, from the prehistoric remains discovered at Cattedown, the Bronze Age trading settlement at Mount Batten and the Rom...

This book describes just what it was like to be a child during the 1980s. It was a time before people had smartphones, and the last decade before w...

The 1960s was a period of change the beginning of the world as we know it. It was the time of Beatlemania, the Apollo moon landings and Doctor Who...