With plague and disease in the city slums, dreadful disasters in Roundhay Park, and riots in the city centre, this is the real story of Yorkshire’s first city.
This book contains hundreds of ‘strange but true’ facts and anecdotes about English history.
The stories shortlisted for the 2021 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University take place in liminal spaces – their characters find themselves in... Læs mere
This fun little book, with 400 fantastic facts about British royal history and more than 100 illustrations, will delight fans of British history everywhere!
When an American whaler arrives to a coastal town, the peace of its inhabitants is disrupted. A tale of passion and folly set in the North East of England.