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An irreverent, vibrant, satirical, and largely untrue history of IrelandIrish history started when people arrived on the island. At least, that is when history really got going. Before that things were rather quiet . . . So begins C.M. Boylan's wonderfully irreverent take on the history of Ireland....

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This book collects together 365 of the darkest tales from Manchester's history—terrifying true tales of riot, assault, murder, and crime, of slums, disease, death, and disaster. Compiled by Manchester historian and genealogist Michala Hume and filled with amazing historical horrors, read it if you dare!

A Haverin' History of Scotland takes an irreverent look at Scottish history. The book is a chronological narrative of Scotland's long and impressive history, from the highs of Bannockburn to the lows of Flodden, Culloden and the decision to cancel Taggart. It asks the serious, hard-hitting questions:...

100 key dates from Darlington's history, from it's foundation to the present day Experience 100 key dates that shaped Darlington's history, highlighted its people's genius (or stupidity), and embraced the unexpected. Featuring an amazing mix of social, criminal, and sporting events, this book reveals...

This is the history of York as you have never encountered it before. Travel back to a time when Erik Bloodaxe was resident monarch, or when William the Conqueror was in the middle of his relentless ‘Harrying of the North’. There are no tea rooms or hanging baskets in this York, but the severed...

War is now generally regarded as organised conflict waged by armed forces, with superior weaponry usually seen as the main reason why one side prevailed. This emphasis on the material culture of war is not confined to modern times but reaches as far back as the Bronze and Iron Ages, where the superior...

What was it like in Ancient China? What sort of house would you live in? What sort of clothes would you wear? J.A.G Roberts takes us back in time to see what it was really like in Ancient China, what kind of sights and smells would be around us, and what our daily life would involve.

A guide to a fantastic and often overlooked resource to learning more about ancestors' everyday livesMuch family history focuses on digging around archives and web searches, but this book shows that attics and closets can often hide a treasure trove of personal documents and ephemera. Boxes full...

John Haldon’s beautifully illustrated book tracks the checkered history of an oriental enigma, a ‘lost empire’ which stood for a 1,000 years against the might of Islam. He retells the story of the cycle of conquest and re-conquest of its lands by Goths, Arabs, Slavs, and Crusaders, and finally its complete destruction by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.

A miniature history of Wales, filled with funny facts and strange true storiesThis book contains hundreds of "strange but true" facts and anecdotes about Welsh history. Arranged into a miniature history of Wales, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will interest and...

Following the murder of Thomas á Becket, King Henry II came to Ireland. He decreed that an abbey be founded in his memory, and the monks that founded it were to be free from city taxes and rates. This "Liberty" expanded and took in the part of Dublin which today is known as the Liberties,...

Offers entertaining bite-sized pieces of historic and contemporary trivia about Essex. This title is suitable for visitors and locals.

Taking you through the year day by day, The Reading Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing, or important events or facts from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious and political history of England as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive...