In war, silence is a weapon. While armies clashed in Normandy, at Stalingrad and across the Pacific, another struggle ...

The Story of Canterbury offers a fresh perspective on the city and its iconic cathedral. A highlight is a guided tour led by ...

‘You shan’t see him! You shan’t see him! I promised his mother! Go away!’ Lines from the British movie The Face at the Window (1939), directed by George King and starring Tod Slaughter. Folk Horror ...

Bracknell is well known for being one of the ‘new towns’ built after the Second World War to relieve the pressure of housing and industry in London – but the history of Bracknell goes back much ...

A true magnum opus, Cecil A. Hewett’s English Historic Carpentry appeals to every type of architectural historian, from the connoisseur of cathedrals to the vernacular ‘barn and cottage’ enthusiast.

The Rise and Fall of the LSD Network That Turned On the World ...

‘This book has become an essential work of reference and of inspiration throughout the Fleet...a remarkable publication...a tremendous achievement.’ ‘[Lawrie Phillips is] a leading naval historian ...

Jane Austen’s Notebook is a biography with a difference, providing a full and detailed account of Austen’s life and legacy in the form of a personal journal. It examines the author’s personal life, ...

Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city is believed to have been established by the Viking Ragnall (the grandson of Ivar the Boneless) in 914 AD. Situated on the River Suir, the area is the only Irish city ...

During the Second World War, the Germans considered the Royal Artillery to be the most professional arm of the British Army: British gunners were accurate, effective and efficient, and provided fire ...

Not many people know that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to be sold as slaves to the highest bidder. It ...

The Titanic disaster is famous not only for the two-hour-forty-minute stately submerging of the ship into the icy water and the numerous human dramas that unfolded on board, but also for the breaking ...