Author: Michael Foley

The outbreak of the Second World War had an enormous effect on the railway system in Britain. Keeping the trains running through times of conflict ...

Passengers on the early railways took their lives in their hands every time they got on board a train. It was so dangerous that they could buy an i...

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...

Like Alain de Botton crossed with Charlie Brooker, Foley succeeds in educating and enlightening us in this wry take on the existential dilemmas of ...

Mordant wit, linguistic exuberance and a restless imagination are the hallmarks of Michael Foleys poetry. For over three decades, and across four c...

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...

Hornchurch History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this suburban town in the London Borough of Havering. This new book gui...

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...

Loughton has a long history dating back to an Iron Age hill fort, Loughton Camp. The town also had an important role in the Tudor period when Lough...

Londons 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 the...

Romford History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this east London town, its well-known streets and famous places, and expla...

On the morning of 21 November 1920, Jane Boyle walked to Sunday Mass in the church where she would be married five days later. That afternoon she w...

The Russian Revolution is remembered as the catalyst for the bloody conflict between the Reds and the Whites as each side tried to gain control of ...

The outbreak of the Second World War had an enormous effect on the railway system in Britain. Keeping the trains running through times of conflict ...

This illustrated history portrays one of Londons most fascinating areas. It provides a nostalgic look at the East Ends past and highlights the spec...

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...

This illustrated history of the City of London provides a nostalgic look at the Square Miles past and highlights the special character of some of i...

The Essex town of Brentwood has a long and interesting history. The earliest settlement was founded in a clearing in the dense forest that stretche...

It has always been difficult to appreciate everyday life, often devalued as dreary, banal and burdensome, and never more so than in a culture besot...

Londons Docklands have a rich and varied history. Dating from the Middle Ages, they developed into one of the biggest docks in the world. The riche...