Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

There is always a good story in a shipwreck. The tales from survivors, or frequently from those who tried to rescue them, are often astonishing in ...

This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press’ popular Fo...

The historic county of Norfolk has more than its fair share of strange tales. From ancient legends, through stories of the supernatural to more mod...

Macclesfield Forest had long been a favourite hunting ground of royalty. But it was Edward III who first appreciated how skilled the town's longbow...

Originally in Kent, Orpington is now a town in the south-east corner of Greater London. The town grew rapidly in the nineteenth century following t...

Ripon History Tour offers a fascinating insight into the history of this city in Yorkshire. Author Maurice Taylor guides us around its well-known s...

Deal and the adjoining Walmer have long been important towns on the Kent coast. Walmer was the probable landing point for Julius Caesar’s invasion ...

Located on the north bank of the River Thames opposite Gravesend, with which there has been a ferry link for centuries, Tilbury Landing Stage is a ...

This illustrated history portrays one of England’s finest counties. It provides a nostalgic look at Somerset’s past and highlights the special char...

Almost the entire network of the former Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway system closed at the end of February 1959. Some short sections o...

Every year thousands of archaeological artefacts are discovered by the public, mostly through metal detecting but also while digging in the garden ...

The ancient city of Bath in Somerset was founded on the site of hot springs, which the Romans named Aquae Sulis, and their magnificent Bath House b...

Situated halfway along the England–Wales border, Ludlow in Shropshire was described by Sir John Betjeman as ‘probably the loveliest town in England...

Whitley Bay & Seaton Sluice History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of these popular north-east seaside towns. This new b...

Storyteller Tim Porteus brings together stories from the rugged coastlines, golden beaches, rolling countryside and dramatic Lammermuir Hills of th...

In its long and rich history, Lichfield has been the home of many strange, unusual and little-known events. In the bloody and tumultuous sieges dur...

Famous as the birthplace of William Shakespeare, the Warwickshire market town of Stratford-upon-Avon has attracted visitors to its streets and anci...

Much has been written about Colchester’s rich historical past, from the Iron Age settlement and the coming of the Romans, the Norman castle, the wo...

Worcestershire is one of the smallest counties in England, but has many claims to fame, not least as the birthplace of Worcestershire sauce. Despit...

This illustrated history portrays one of England’s finest major cities and some of its county towns and villages. It provides a nostalgic look at L...

Pinner is now part of Greater London, but for most of its history it was an agricultural backwater, though one which experienced great changes. Pin...