Local History

Bodiam is everyone''s idea of the perfect ''bucket and spade'' castle. But for the man who built it, Sir Edward Dallingridge, Bodiam was deadly ser...

The thriving city of Liverpool has become particularly well known over the last century for its maritime industry, contributions to sport and, of c...

A personal account of a boyhood spent in a typical English village in the Cotswolds.  The text is generously illustrated with photographs from the ...

In 1898, female doctors were a rare species. But, in that year, not one but two young female doctors, Helen Boyle and Mabel Jones, arrived in Hove ...

Harry Potter, A Fish Called Wanda, Inspector Morse, Downton Abbey and X Men are just a few of the films that have become synonymous with the world ...

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

The history of Florida State University's Marching Chiefs is chronicled, from early efforts to found a band before the program's 1939 establishm...

Featuring both contemporary and historical photography, this book records a part of New Zealand history and culture that risks being lost as small ...

The Yorkshire spa town of Ilkley is a popular tourist destination famous for its moor and literature festival. It is less well known that Ilkley is...

Perched on an isolated rock in the Scottish Hebrides, this is a fascinating and comprehensive account of Skerryvore, 'the most graceful lighthouse ...

When Isaac Goodnow and five fellow New Englanders arrived at the junction of the Kansas and Big Blue rivers in March of 1855, they pitched a tent a...

Home to earls, marquises and dukes, where church towers and bells disappeared and rivers changed course, Trentham has many stories to tell. Known a...

Abingdon History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this Oxfordshire town. This is an exciting guided walk around Abingdon, i...

In 1539, Henry VIII came to Hemel Hempstead and granted a Charter, putting the town on the map. Its designation as a New Town in 1946 has seen it g...