The History Press: 2510 books
by John Van der Kiste, Nicola Sly
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
This history brings together numerous murderous tales that shocked not only the county but also made headlines. They include the cases of Elizabeth and Betty Branch, a mother and daughter who beat a young servant girl to death in Hemington in 1740; 13-year-old Betty Trump, whose throat was cut while...
London's Forgotten Children
Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
In 1739 Captain Thomas Coram was dismayed at the sight of children dying on the dung heaps of London. These children, mostly foundlings and orphans, were products of a poverty-stricken society where the attitude towards babies born outside of wedlock meant a life of rejection and inferiority. After...
You, Me & Everyone We Know
Everyday Adventures in our Mental Health
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
You, Me & Everyone We Know is a collection of personal stories and recollections by journalists, broadcasters, sportspeople, men, woman, boys, and girls, looking at how they have faced and coped with a range of day-to-day challenges to their mental well-being. Looking at issues such as deinpression,...
London's Curse
Murder, Black Magic and Tutankhamun in the 1920s West End
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
The first book to examine the bizarre sequence of deaths—all attributed to the "Curse of Tutankhamun"—that occurred in London's 1920s West End Throughout the 1920 and 1930s, London was gripped by the supposed curse of Tutankhamun, the Egyptian boy-king of antiquity, whose tomb was uncovered...
Do Cats Have Belly Buttons?
And Answers to 244 Other Questions on the World of Science
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Why do jellies wobble? Why don't the oceans overflow? Why do racing cars have fat tyres? How do widgets in beer cans work? How many bones does a giraffe have in that long neck? I've been told that dogs only see in black and white. Is that true? How do we know that no two snow crystals are the same?...
Assassins
The Story of Medieval Islam's Secret Sect
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2009
The so-called "Assassins"—men who had no fear of death and were trained to kill—are one of the most spectacular legends of medieval history. Since the tales of Marco Polo and others, the myths surrounding them have been fantastically embellished and the truth has become ever more obscure....
Monarchy
The History of an Idea
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
The most remarkable feat of monarchy is to have survived into the 21st century, frequently challenged but still strong. It has persisted even though the hereditary principle has frequently meant that a reigning king or queen was not suited to the role, whatever their birthright. How was monarchy come...
by Werner de Saeger
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Why is Constantine a giant? Because he gave Christians freedom of religion, yet also because he radically and thoroughly changed society, in particular church-state relations, thereby creating the opportunity for the Christian community to experience exponential growth. His changes in government,...
Glastonbury, the Templars, and the Sovran Shroud
A New Perspective on the Grail Legends
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
A convincing new study of the Glastonbury legends which suggests that the Shroud may have come to England as the "Grail"Shedding new light on the Grail stories and the arrival of Christianity to Somerset, this book illustrates important links between Glastonbury and the Celtic settlement...
AD 33
The Year That Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
AD 33 was the year when an obscure religious teacher died a criminal's death in an outpost of the Roman Empire, an event which had world-changing consequences in the form of the beginnings of Christianity. What was the world like in that momentous year? In this breathtaking book, events in the Roman...
God's Heretics
The Albigensian Crusade
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2005
Believing in a radical separation of good and evil, flesh and spirit, the heretical medieval Cathar sect separated themselves from the rest of the world, often in soaring castles or fortified churches. The full power of the Church was unleashed against these heretics, but after an Inquisition failed...
Loughrea
A Parish History
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
The material included in this volume comes from a variety of sources, including the archives of the diocese of Clonfert and that which was gathered in 1931 by an t-Athair Eric McFhinn, a noted polyglot and scholar of the diocese. Taken in conjunction with the Schools Folklore Commission's work a few...
by Simon Webb
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Taking you through the year day by day, The Colchester Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing, and important events and facts from different periods in the history of Britain’s oldest recorded town. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed....
by John Van der Kiste
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2004
The eldest of King George III's children, who became Prince Regent and King George IV, is less remembered for his patronage of the arts than for his extravagance and maltreatment of his wife. This objective portrayal of the royal family draws upon sources to lay to rest the gossip and exaggeratio