A Viking in the family and other family trees
An essential source of reference for planners concerned with archaeological remains and managers responsible for cultural and natural resources.
Strange stories of Welsh mysteries, crimes, characters, achievers, inventors, folklore and legends
An Artist's War
Founded in 1825 by the 21-year-old George Thompson Jnr, the Aberdeen Line developed over 100 years into one of the best-respected... Læs mere
A compendium of milestone stories and watershed events in popular culture, politics and news at home and abroad from 1968, including: Assassination of Martin Luther King; Bobby Kennedy shot and killed; The Beatles found Apple Records; Manchester United win the European Cup
Also rounded up for routine questioning are the bank robbers who gifted the police a dropped map marking the preferred route from bank to hideout, and armed robbers who raided a laundry van to steal used towels whilst their intended target, a wages van, drove slowly past.
Bandstands of Britain is a historical celebration of one of the best-loved features still found in many of our parks, open spaces, squares and seaside towns.
The Birmingham City Miscellany – a book on the Blues like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legend. Rivalry with Villa, favourite managers, quotes... Læs mere
Kabul is a name that has had much resonance in current affairs over the last few years, however its place in military history can be charted much further back to the first British incursions into Afghanistan during the 19th century.
Taking you through the year day by day, The Channel Islands Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the islands.
The first biography of a brilliant, mercurial actor, who was a genuine '60s superstar