Author: Paul Chrystal

Middlesbrough may have only been a hamlet in the early nineteenth century, but that all changed with the arrival of the Stockton & Darlington R...

Paul Chrystal has written the first full length study of women and warfare in the Graeco Roman world. Although the conduct of war was generally mon...

From its days as a major fishing and whaling port, through Second World War bomb damage and post-industrial decline to its current status as UK Cit...

Bramhall is a thriving, bustling and leafy suburb of Stockport, close to Manchester. It has been voted the least lonely place in Britain; according...

The history of women in ancient Rome is fascinating and exhilarating. It gives a unique insight into one of the worlds most dynamic, successful sup...

Knaresborough History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this north Yorkshire market town. Local author and historian Paul Ch...

Rome: Republic into Empire looks at the political and social reasons why Rome repeatedly descended into civil war in the early 1st century BCE and ...

One of the UKs largest cities, Leeds is a major commercial, financial and cultural centre in West Yorkshire. Leeds Pubs is like a good pub: accessi...

Huddersfield History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this town in West Yorkshire. Author Paul Chrystal guides us around its ...

Doncaster has always benefited from its location. It stands on the Great North Road, superseded by the A1, the primary route for all traffic from L...

The assumption is that most of what we know about the Romans and their history comes from Roman and Greek historians. While this is true up to a po...

How to be a Roman is a fascinating guide to day-to-day life in ancient Rome. Explore the early Empire through the eyes of a typical Roman family f...

Despite its remote location, surrounded by the high ground of the North York Moors, Whitby has featured significantly in history throughout the yea...

York History Tour is a fascinating insight into the history of this ancient city and shows just how much it has changed during the course of the ni...

Tadcaster History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this north Yorkshire market town, its well-known streets and famous plac...

Ancient Greece was never just one nation: it was a disparate collection of independent city-states, often embroiled in war with each other, with se...

This illustrated history portrays one of Englands finest cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Yorks past and highlights the special character of...

This is the third volume in a unique and exciting series on the modern history of York. With the dawning of the 1970s the city underwent seismic ch...