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The experiences of seamen, farmers, women, the poor, slavers, clergy, soldiers, politicians and gentry build a fascinating picture of the city of Lancaster, during a time of significant growth and change, evidence of which can still be seen in the city’s buildings and streets.
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This excellent little book is a wonderful introduction to the story of the trial of the witches of Pendle in 1612. In a very lively and readable style, Christine Goodier provides a who's who of the events, as well as an interesting angle on the trials themselves.
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This is the previously untold story of the brave Lancastrians who endured the Fall of Singapore, and their subsequent incarceration at Keijo POW camp in Korea, told by Chris Given-Wilson, whose father was one of those captured.
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Social historian and author Gillian Perry takes us on a highly entertaining whistle-stop tour of the history of the English afternoon tea, enhanced by many luscious illustrations to make you salivate, and to bring forth your own wonderful memories.
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In this beautifully illustrated and captivating book, Suzanne Bradshaw reveals the long and varied history of Williamson Park in Lancaster, and tells us about the people whose vision, skills and labour made it possible.
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Rich with detail, lavishly illustrated, and astonishingly comprehensive, Wells and Swells: the Golden Age of Harrogate Spa, 1842-1923, is an... Læs mere
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LANCASTER CASTLE is one of Britain's major historic monuments. For over 900 years it has dominated the hilltop looking out over the river Lune and the city of Lancaster. This book charts the growth and development of the castle from Roman times, through to the present day.
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This informative and entertaining book explores 500 often overlooked years in the life of the city of Canterbury, including its... Læs mere
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This fascinating book, by a leading historian of the city, tells Manchester’s story from the Romans to the first steam-poweredfactories, showing how the centuries before the Industrial Revolution formed the foundation for the city’s later greatness.
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This book is, quite literally, a barrel of laughs! Never has a beer cask climbed so many mountains, canoed across lakes, forded rivers, trundled over bridges and staggered over stiles.
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Oxfordshire is full of the weird, wonderful & mysterious. From Faringdon to Banbury, Henley to the edge of the Cotswolds, and not forgetting Oxford itself, local author Mike White shines a light into the darkness to chill, amuse, surprise and, above all, entertain.
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The Sandhole, Preston’s place of debauchery and shame, never appeared on any town maps, and despite regular reports in the newspapers of the... Læs mere