'An excellent and comprehensive exploration of this fascinating subject.' - Philip Carr-Gomm, aut...

A pocket biography of one of history's most ruthless leaders

A revealing insight into Rachmaninoff's intense and often melodramatic life

An impactful and beautiful graphic novel about the plight of the bees.

'A gripping account of the cloak and dagger game played in Berlin and beyond by Britain's shadow ...

Traditional folk tales of pixies from Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, retold by a professional stor...

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

Conwy Folk Tales.

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 Royal Navy Day by Day, the splendid history of the Senior Service across 500 years, presented...

In AD 43, the area of south-east England now known as Surrey became part of the Roman Empire.

The Parisi were a tribe located somewhere within the present day East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, kn...

This new book from Anthony Burton looks at ten pivotal moments in transport world history, rangin...

Charles Lightoller led a truly extraordinary life, repeatedly escaping death and demonstrating re...

Bulgarian-born oral storyteller Nana Tomova carries in her bones old tales of golden maidens and ...

In 1840, Sir Samuel Cunard set sail aboard Britannia and inaugurated the first regular transatlan...

P&O has operated some of the most famous passenger ships of all time, including the Oriana and Ca...

Welsh history and achievements to glory in rather than grizzle about

You only need to look at the story of Samson and Delilah to see just how important a man's hairst...

Still Laughing is a lively, deeply nostalgic exploration of the golden age of the 1980s British s...

The first book written for both a popular and learned audience on the archaeology of ancient buil...

An essential part of the fabric of our ancient churches, castles and houses, in documents, and on...

Rosslyn Chapel Revealed offers the reader an increased understanding and respect for one of Europ...

We all know from the Bible about Augustus and Tiberius ruling at the time of Jesus Christ. We are...

From earliest records to the present day, the history of Coventry in one easy-to-read volume.

British food has an unsavory global reputation, but the folklore which made it what it is can be ...

A practical, thought-provoking and moving tribute to Britain's rivers and waterways

'Private Inquiries is a must-read - a riveting mythbuster, with its revelations of the real histo...