History: Specific Events & Topics

During the Second World War millions of men left their homes and families to fight for their country. Meanwhile, those waving a tearful goodbye had...

A steamer lay within sight of the RMS Titanic as she sank, according to ample witnesses including highly experienced crew who studied this potenti...

In this highly readable book, Nick Clayton charts the origins of the bicycle, a machine that is still regarded as the most efficient means of trans...

On the south bank of the Thames and demarcated by Blackfriars and Tower Bridges lies the district known as Bankside, the Borough and Southwark. Its...

It takes vision and fortitude to transform 'wilderness' in the Murrumbidgee basin into something of the eminence of Deltroit, one of the finest gra...

Queen, temptress, martyr, witch: the Essex Girl has left her mark on history. For centuries, society allocated women a role of service and obedienc...

It was one of the most important British liner routes of all - the express run from Southampton to the South African Cape. Carrying passengers as...

Our great British parks are one of the finest legacies of the Victorian age. Designed and bequeathed to the masses as part of a movement encouragin...

This is the much anticipated third volume of Dorothy Bentley Smiths highly successful series of Past Times books. This title covers a period of fiv...

This collection of postcards provides a window into a world now lost forever: Paris in its golden age. Leonard Pitts selection offers a stimulating...

Traditionally, in British society, the milkman has been a family friend, a sex symbol and a cheerful chappie. He has been the eyes and ears of the ...

This highly original book brilliantly exposes the phenomenon of false allegations of lunacy and the dark motives behind them in the Victorian perio...

Contrary to what is often believed, good food was valued highly in the Middle Ages - the fragrance of exotic spices filled the air, meat turned o...

With the advent of Aboriginal street gangs such as Indian Posse, Manitoba Warriors, and Native Syndicate, Winnipeg garnered a reputation as the gan...

Scottish Arctic Whaling brings to light a previously little-known but important Scottish industry. The author's extensive use of original sources s...

This book brings together in English translation for the first time the two editions of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan''s classic account of the monuments and...

While Jeu de paume has been played in France for hundreds of years and was associated with the French and English medieval and renaissance courts, ...

In 1798, Napoléon I launched his Egyptian Campaign and opened what has become recognized as the canonic period of French Orientalism, which extends...

From the First Battle of Bull Run to Lee s surrender at Appomattox Court House four years later, this book celebrates the history and scenic beauty...

The first book of the next crisis. A history of interest rates by a leading financial commentator, updated with a new postscript.*Winner of the 202...