Author: Michael Foley

The Thames has been the highway into London since early times. Iron Age forts once guarded its banks and then Roman legionaries took over. Every ag...

Makes a compelling argument about the increrased importance of political leaders and the changing style of leadership in Britain and the US. Introd...

This work on the British constitution assesses the properties, dynamics and implications of political exchange. It investigates the methods employe...

First published in 1990, Laws, Men and Machines is an original interpretation of the lasting influence that Newtonian mechanics has had on the desi...

First published in 1990, Laws, Men and Machines is an original interpretation of the lasting influence that Newtonian mechanics has had on the desi...

Before the First World War, Essex was a very different county from that which we know today. The economy was largely based on agriculture, and its ...

More Front-Line Essex takes another fascinating look at the military history of the county and answers all these questions. Since early times Essex...

This is the history of the Sportsmen's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 23rd service battalion, which consisted almost entirely of men from the world of ...

A follow-up to the "Frontline Essex", this book describes life in the county during the Second World War. It draws on written sources and interview...

Suffolk's coastline faces east, and through most of its history has therefore been one of the areas of this country that has been at risk from inva...

Kent has been on England's first line of defence. In all major conflicts many people in the county have lived closer to the enemy in Europe than th...

First published in 1989, Michael’s Foley’s book deals with the ‘abeyances’ present in both written and unwritten constitutions, arguing that these ...

First published in 1989, Michael’s Foley’s book deals with the ‘abeyances’ present in both written and unwritten constitutions, arguing that these ...

Before the First World War, Essex was a very different county from that which we know today. The economy was largely based on agriculture, and the ...

The River Thames has been a vital lifeline for London since Roman warships sailed along it to the newly founded town of Londinium. Even then the pe...

Much of what has been written about the treatment of prisoners of war held by the British suggest that they have often been treated in a more carin...

Barking & Dagenham History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous old port. This new book guides us through the s...

Despite its recognized significance in social life, leadership is a notoriously elusive subject that generates a host of different points of explan...

London’s East End History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous part of the city. This new book guides us through th...

This illustrated history portrays one of London’s most fascinating areas. It provides a nostalgic look at the East End’s past and highlights the sp...

When the First World War ended British troops crossed the Rhine into Germany and entered a country torn by violence and unrest where revolution thr...

London has been under attack for literally centuries. London Under Attack charts the military history of the capital from Roman times until the Sec...