Local History

Who knew? The first Briton in space hailed from Yorkshire. Who knew? Yorkshire is home to the world's oldest football club. Who knew? Yorkshire is ...

Coventry and the Great War is a detailed account of life in Coventry during the First World War. It covers many aspects of life including the citys...

In this engaging book, Wendy Hughes takes you on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Sussexs past. Read about...

What happened on the first Scout camp in 1907? How do you spot a rare red squirrel? And why did one person, the reclusive Mrs Bonham-Christie, turn...

First impressions of the political landscape in South Dakota tend towards an assumption of hard-line conservatism, and yet such a conclusion barely...

Melbournes trams are more than a mode of transport. They are a symbol of the city.This fully updated new edition of The Melbourne Tram Book is a co...

this book charts the experiences of those working in Yorkshire's hush-hush occupations, such as silk map making, radar components and machine guns,...

A richly illustrated celebration of Cleveland history and culture.Cities around the globe, whether large or small, have characteristics that create...

This is a fascinating portrait of royal life at Sandringham, from the early life of Albert Edward to the modern day. Drawing on letters, diaries an...

The Isle of Wight has a fiercely proud history with monarchs, merchants, militiamen, smugglers, soldiers and sons of the plough all leaving their i...

The North East is probably Englands most distinctive region. A place of strong character with a very special sense of its past, it is, as William H...