The History Press imprint: 4918 books

What was childhood like for the princes and princesses in the Victorian and Edwardian period? Here their education, recreation and general upbringing is discussed, from Queen Victoria's isolated and lonely childhood, to the children of King George V and Queen Mary. We see glimpses of Prince Waldemar...

Roman Holiday is the heady tale of Rome during the 1950s and 1960s, when the cafes and nightclubs were filled with movie stars and film directors as Hollywood productions flocked to the city to film at Cinecittá studios. Reinvigorating the city after the darkness of fascism and Nazi occupation during...

For a quarter of a century from 1950, George Edwards was the dominant figure in British aviation, both civil and military. His name is synonymous with the Vickers Viscount, the world's first turboprop airliner, and the Concorde, for which he led the British team throughout its formative period to...

A memoir of a life in aviation, from a wartime boyhood to a career in the U.S., UK, and South African industriesRecalling a wartime boyhood in which aircraft flying constantly overhead played a large part, this memoir explains how that experience led to a lifetime career in the aviation industry, in...

This book covers the development of Gatwick from its beginnings in the 1930s, through its wartime service, its closure for redevelopment, and reopening in 1958 as London's second airport. It chronicles the struggle to attract airlines and services to the airport in the late 1950s, and the impetus...

Steve Halliwell is best known as the loveable patriarch Zak Dingle in television's Emmerdale, a part he has played since 1994 and which has led him to become one of the UK's most recognizable and treasured soap stars. Yet before he found success on the Yorkshire Dales, Halliwell spent many years desperately...

From its dubious beginnings as a pirate-filled colony to a popular tourist destination, North Carolina has an amazingly colorful history. Author and illustrator Ben Fortson presents that history in the form of off-the-wall anecdotes, poignant insights and sublimely silly illustrations. Take a hilarious...

This book charts the life of Andrew Carnegie, from Dunfermline bobbin boy to Steel King of America. The empire he forged in the steel furnaces of Pittsburgh was sold in 1901 for $480 million and Andrew Carnegie retired from business life as the richest man in the world. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline...

Reading: The 1950s is a fast-paced and entertaining account of life in Britain during an extraordinary decade, as we moved from post-war austerity to the swinging sixties. There are dramas, tragedies, scandals and characters galore, all packaged in an easily readable 'dip-in' format. We can see how...

A nostolgic journey through the last 60 years for the baby boomer generation—from a British perspective Do you remember washing in a tin bath by the fire, using outside lavatories, and not having a television? Did you grow up in the 1950s and were you a teenager in the swinging 60s? If the Festival...

As Maynard grew from a scattering of small hill farms to a booming center of industry and immigration, much of its colorful history was nearly forgotten. With a rollicking collection of his essays, newspaper columnist David A. Mark uncovers the hidden gems of the town's history. Learn why Babe Ruth shopped...

An exploration of why the legacy of the Titanic persists, in procedures, building regulation, navigational practice, statues, poems, novels, movies, and even a musical April 15, 2012, marks 100 years since the Titanic hit an iceberg and foundered in the North Atlantic with the loss of 1,513 lives....

From an aviation legend comes the only personal account of the development of the M.52 and the mystery behind its cancelationIn December 1943, a top-secret contract (E.24/43) was awarded to Miles Aircraft. The contract was to build the world's first supersonic jet capable of 1,000 mph. The only reliable...

"Tyburn" is synonymous with the idea of execution—over 50,000 people died there between the 12th century and 1783. Among those who met their end at Tyburn were William Wallace, the Scottish patriot; Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be one of the Princes in the Tower; and the hated Jonathan...