‘Simon Farquhar succeeds brilliantly (and with real empathy for all concerned) in setting the story in its historical, social and emotional context, with the victim and her…
In the space of less than twenty years, Napoleon turned Europe upside down. Rising from obscure origins to supreme power by a mixture of luck, audacity and military genius, he was…
Pompeii, the Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in August AD 79, is one of the world''s most famous archaeological sites. With excavations in progress for more…
This collection of over 200 old photographs illustrates scenes from the communities of Willenhall and Horseley Fields. These pictures show how relatively unchanged the streets and…
How and where did our ancestors live during the 8000 years between the end of Ice Age and the arrival of the Romans in AD 43? In tracing the variety and development of prehistoric…
From the ''House in the Midst of the Boar Wood'' to its present position at the heart of Scotland''s burgeoning ''Silicon Glen'', Bathgate and it surrounds have played a subtly…
This creepy collection of true-life tales takes the reader on a tour through the streets, cemeteries, alehouses and attics of Middlesbrough and surrounding towns including Redcar,…
The Clyde submarine base was officially commissioned in 1967. The Faslane site had originally been used as a military port during the Second World War and was built and manned by…
A complete survey of the archaeology of the islands from prehistoric times, through the Roman and medieval periods, down to the present day. There will also be an annotated…
A Bucket of Sunshine – a term coined by RAF aircrew for the nuclear bomb that their aircraft would be armed with - is a first-hand insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF…
As Stuart Laycock’s book All the Countries We’ve Ever Invaded: and the Few We Never got Round to shows, the British have not been backward in coming forward when it comes to…
Ex-cons, armed robberies and scams in Miami - another classic crime thriller from the masterful Elmore Leonard.After serving time for armed robbery, Ernest ''Stick'' Stickley is…
Make dairy-free butters and milks, and use them in 70 super-healthy recipes, photographed throughout.
Fragrant mint has long been used to add aromatic highlights to dishes around the world, and this delightful gift cookbook shows 30 delectable ways to use fresh mint in dishes…
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Despite the central importance that water has…