The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester...

The first history of childhood in Tudor England

Nicholas Orme provides the history of childhood in the Tudor period for the first time. Beginning...

Originally published in 1984, this is a study of the kings and the aristocracy who ruled England ...

Originally published in 1984, this is a study of the kings and the aristocracy who ruled England ...

A collaborative history of the Church in a large, diverse and interesting region of England by si...

Forgotten after the Reformation, churches were revived on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...

In 1857 Everard Digby published the first scientific treatise on swimming - and one of the first ...

In this book we will strive to meet nine goals:First we will define life. What characteristics do...

Chemistry, the fascinating realm of chemical interactions, delves into the intricacies of atoms' ...

Orme draws on a vast range of sources to create a most complete and vivid portrait of childhood i...

Exeter Cathedral is rich in its medieval archives, which record not only its buildings but also i...

Highly Commended in Class 6 - Non-Fiction: History and Creative Arts of the Holyer an Gof Awards ...

Death, burial, and the commemoration of the dead have been much studied by historians in recent y...

English School Exercises, 1420-1530

Cornwall is famous for its saintly place-names: St Austell, St Germans, St Ives, and St Michael's...

The Survey of Cornwall by Richard Carew, published in 1603, is the first and classic description ...

An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the A...

In this book we will strive to meet nine goals:First we will define life. What characteristics do...

Acester (known as Ayster) is one of England's oldest cathedrals. It is also home to a startling a...

Chemistry, the fascinating realm of chemical interactions, delves into the intricacies of atoms' ...