With fairies and dragons, witches and werewolves, the picturesque island of Jersey boasts legends as varied and powerful as any within the British Isles. From its golden beaches to its... Læs mere
A moving and often amusing account describing what life was like on the Home Front during the war from a child's point of view.
Infamous Essex women
At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. As well as his... Læs mere
So it’s time to take the fig leaf off the past and have a long, hard look at the real past — the world that would have had the Victorians reaching for their smelling salts.
A collection of well-known lives and personages from the county of Essex with over 100 fascinating photographs
An inspirational exploration into the ancient art of storytelling, and a practical guide for anyone wanting to build their skills
The London Midland & Scottish Railway was the largest of the Big Four railway companies to emerge from the 1923 grouping. Mainly a... Læs mere
The painful and much-resented rationalisation of the British regiments - which meant amalgamation or simply disbandment - has been going on since the first regiments were raised in the 17th century, according to the perceived needs of the nation in war or peacetime.
In 1095 Pope Urban II granted absolution to anyone who would fight to reclaim the Holy Land.
On the eve of the American Civil War, 1.6 million Irish-born people were living in the United States. From that as its starting point, coloured... Læs mere
The first book on referencing for UK genealogists – the key to bulletproofing your work and sharing findings with others