Stourbridge came into existence in the early Middle Ages. It has seen much development from Roman and Saxon times and during the reigns of Elizabeth and Victoria. More changes followed in the 20th ...

‘Compelling, authoritative and as readable as the best airport thriller. It fizzes with crime, fame, power and illicit sex.’ Jeremy Vine ‘A timely and important book. It’s quite remarkable how one ...

Sex, Scandal and the Secret Life of the Country House ...

Approached through the literature and literary personalities of the period, this fascinating study examines sexual behaviour in the Elizabethan age. Although there is much we will never know, poets ...

Kilmainham Gaol is a building with a remarkable history. From 1796, when the first prisoners were received within its portals, to 1924, when the last prisoners were removed, it held over 100,000 ...

Fondly remembered as Spike Dixon in Hi-De-Hi, Jeffrey Holland is one of our best-loved situation comedy actors. An invaluable member of the repertory company of writer and director David Croft, his ...

This nostalgic, humorous and richly illustrated volume celebrates the Somerset of years gone by. Syd Durston was seven when the Second World War broke out. As well as causing panic in Britain’s cities ...

Pat Dunn presents another glimpse into the history of Lye, Wollescote and Stambermill, small Black Country communities spawned by the Industrial Revolution. In a collection of over 200 atmospheric ...

Born out of their love for the night economy, music scene and pub life in Bristol, documentary photographer Colin Moody and broadcast journalist Jasmine Fetibuah-Foley have teamed up to create a ...

Raymond O'Regan, Arthur Magee, ...

In AD 400 Roman rule in Britain was collapsing as the thinly stretched empire was besieged on all sides. In “The Last Legionary“, Paul Elliot explores all aspects of Late Roman military life, from ...

The History of the Scandinavian Waffen-SS: The Legions, the SS-Wiking and the SS-Nordland ...