Author: Maxwell Craven

This is an in-depth re-assessment of the life of Magnus Maximus, Roman Emperor ruling in the west from 383 to 388, drawn from Classical sources and...

The Roman Empire was a spectacular polity of unprecedented scale which stretched from Scotland to Sudan and from Portugal to Persia. It survived fo...

Derby History Tour offers a fascinating insight into the history of this city in the East Midlands. Author Maxwell Craven guides us around its well...

Derby has grown from a medieval market town to become a centre of industry. Derby was one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution as follow...

John Whitehurst was one of a select number of men of science living and working in the eighteenth century whose minds were as remarkable for their ...

Derbys history goes back almost 2,000 years, despite a refoundation on a revised site in the tenth century. It is a county town but in the seventee...