Local History

The Bedfordshire town of Dunstable can trace its origins back to Roman times and the building of Watling Street, which crossed the ancient Icknield...

From its occupation by the Romans, through its development as an internationally renowned centre of learning, to its current status as one of the w...

Winner of the Russell P. Strange Memorial Book Award This sweeping narrative presents an original and compelling explanation for the triumph of the...

Progressive New York provides a firsthand portrait of one of the most exciting times in New York's and the nation's history: the progressive era, 1...

This book tells the story of the town (later city) and port of Liverpool. It begins in 1207, when King John decided to transform the tiny, otherwis...

In 1769-1770, Spanish Catholic missionaries and soldiers traveled to Alta California, bringing along domesticated animals, like horses and cattle, ...

For more than 500 years Edinburghs civic authorities have awarded the Freedom of the City to prominent and influential individuals with a connectio...

People have lived, farmed and traded in the Hertfordshire town of Tring for thousands of years. The Icknield Way, which hugs the Chiltern scarp, is...

Conservative Americanism: Nativism, Unionism, and Slavery in Border South Politics, 1854-1861 explores the history of Conservative Americanist ideo...

The Lancashire town of Burnley was once the cotton-weaving capital of the world. The Straight Mile that carries the Leeds and Liverpool Canal 60 fe...

This book covers tragic happenings within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The trage...

Oxford played a unique part in the national endeavour to defend Britain in the Second World War. During the Blitz and beyond, thanks to its proximi...

Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the United States and has long been a prime destination for international migrants from Latin America,...

Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the United States and has long been a prime destination for international migrants from Latin America,...