A fascinating exploration of the world's worst mass extinction - and how it shaped all subsequent...

The first full biography for more than forty years of Hollywood legend, Carole Lombard

For over seventy years a woman steadfastly helmed the ship of modern Britain. As we move on from ...

The Age of Emperors 28BC-476AD

Tithe Surveys for Historians

Salmons & Sons was founded in 1830 by Joseph Salmons and quickly became famous for its high-quali...

An account of the famous Fox sisters and the colourful Victorian spiritualist scene

Many books have been written which study the actions of the French or British armies during the N...

A chronological account of the campaigns on the Eastern Front

The rise and fall of the Romans 753-27 BC

A history of Churchill and Malta

Barbarossa to Berlin Vol 2

Adolphe Valette

A history of Chester

Wherever the Firing Line Extends

A history of Kennet & Avon canal navigation

The Roman Empire almost disintegrated in the 3rd Century AD, under the onslaught of barbarians an...

The Scarlet Ribbon follows James Quinn, a young Irish surgeon battling prejudice, suspicion and p...

THE LITTLE BOOK OF YOUGHAL is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining fact...

A history of Lancaster

Of all the Allied generals in the Middle East and Europe in the Second World War, Bernard Montgom...

The Siege of Derry

This chronological account of the campaigns on the Eastern Front, following the German advance fr...

Capability Brown

The story through objects of the SOE, an undercover outfit of fifth columnists tasked to mobilise...

The most up to date, comprehensive and practical guide to a historical topic that family historia...

The first book to reveal the true story of how the Beatles broke the American music market to bec...

The first book on a British effort to save lives, as important as the well known kindertransport,...

A History of Captain Connie Mackey, Defender of the Strand.

Fully authorised by The Film and Television Charity and by Buckingham Palace, this book will cele...

Climb Mount Everest with Howard Somervell, who was alongside George Mallory in the first attempt ...

Tales of Cornish folklore have been told for centuries. Where did these tales come from? How old ...

High-quality photographs of Concorde aircraft throughout the history of the aircraft in service

This spellbinding collection of stories once again gathers together tales from across the whole o...

The life, times and extraordinary history of the Windrush: the vessel that created modern Britain

In August 1942, British launched Operation Pedestal in an attempt to deliver supplies to the stri...

The fascinating physics behind everyday life - how to brew the perfect coffee, how to finally rid...

Including tales of ghosts, mermaids, crafty witches, mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes, bl...

Whitney Straight is a gripping tale of speed, heroism, romance, determination and tragedy

The stories of a Jewish family and their attempts to escape the growing terror as the Nazis march...

Do you know who is our greatest king or queen? Measuring Monarchy challenges you to think again...

Discover the ancient ways of the Samurai and experience the stunning myth of Old Japan

'The great affair is to move: to come down off this feather-bed of civilisation, and find the glo...

A pictorial anthology of rare Second World War images and untold human stories

A history of the beliefs and customs of the Scottish Highlands

Traditional tales, beliefs, rituals and customs of Wales

The first book to explore in detail the link between the work of Ian Fleming at Naval Intelligenc...

The first full biography of one of the Second World War's most notorious secret agents