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A biography of George & Robert Stephenson

The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra. Within a year, he was established as a powerful figure at court, becoming the queen's teacher, or Munshi. This book examines how a young Indian Muslim came to play a central role at the heart of the Empire, and his influence over the queen.

But for those who grew up in this decade, school life, 'mod' fashions and sixties pop music are still fresh in their minds. With chapters on home and school life, games and hobbies, music and fashion, alongside a selection of charming illustrations, this delightful compendium of memories will appeal to all who grew up in this lively era.

The little book of the Cotswolds

Thanks to Thomas Keneally's book Schindler's Ark, and the film based on it, Schindler's List, we have become more aware of the fact that, in the midst of Hitler's extermination of the Jews, courage and humanity could still overcome evil.

Slippery tipples

Roman Britain is usually thought of as a land full of togas, towns and baths with Britons happily going about their Roman lives under the benign gaze of Rome. As Roman power weakened, the Britons abandoned both Rome and almost all Roman culture, and the island became a land of warring kingdoms, as it had been before.

Presents a pictorial history of Newtown through a series of photographs and images.

Poland Alone

Blitz diary

At the age of seventeen, Kenneth McAlpine ran away from the Repton school to join Churchill's new elite special force, the Royal Marine Commandos.

The fight to get off the beach and then the seemingly interminable struggle through the bocage - from hedgerow to hedgerow, as the German line fell back only to reform and counter-attack time and time again, all the way to the ruins of St Lo - was one of the most intense ever experienced by any army.

A history of Cotswold art & architecture

A grim almanac of South Yorkshire

The Knights Templar and Scotland

Bringing history to life in full-colour

He was tried in the `Auschwitz Trial' at Krakow, found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and executed in January 1948.

An insight into the inner workings of Hitler's secret headquarters

The mistresses of Henry VIII

Presents a pictorial history of Minehead through a series of photographs and images.

These wonderful period pictures and descriptive captions will bring back this decade of childhood, and jog memories about all aspects of life as it was in post-war Britain.

This is the story of what happened, in the words of the people it happened to - the people's story of an incredible unification.

An entertaining romp through the history of London's brothels and the women who offered their services

Following on from his biography of Thomas Cromwell, John Schofield examines how the English character and the way it perceived royal rule changed between the time of Thomas Cromwell and that of his great-great-grandnephew Oliver.

The history of Special Operations Executive (SOE) seems to spring a never-ending run of surprises, and here are some more. SOE: The Scientific Secrets is a revelation about the tools that allowed the murky world of spying and spies to operate during wartime.

Covers the memories of the men and women who served at or around the Royal Navy's famous anchorage in the Orkney Islands in both world wars. This title includes the voices from two world wars, of the men who served on big and small ships who manned lonely batteries, and of the Wrens and other servicewomen who were stationed there.

The political secrets of Churchill's Cabinet War Rooms

A radically new interpretation of a much maligned prince.

The Battle of Clonmult

Virgins, Weeders and Queens