History Press: 2525 books
Pirates
A History
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
Most histories of piracy start with swashbuckling adventures in the Caribbean in the 1500s and move on to the Golden Age of piracy from the 1660s to the 1720s. These areas cannot be overlooked, but in fact, piracy has a much longer and broader history to its name. This comprehensive history starts...
Odette
World War Two's Darling Spy
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2009
Odette Brailly entered the nation's consciousness in the 1950s when her remarkable—and romantic—exploits as an SOE agent first came to light. She had been the first woman to be awarded the GC, as well as the Legion d'Honneur, and in 1950 the release of a film about her life made her the darling...
Britannia's Dragon
A Naval History of Wales
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Wales has a long coastline, and nowhere is more than about 40 miles from the sea or a navigable river. From the earliest times, Welshmen have used the sea and the sea has shaped the history of the country. Seapower was arguably one of the most decisive factors in ending the nation's independence....
Gibraltar
Conquered by No Enemy
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
The story of Gibraltar is one of siege, starvation, plague, and battles interspersed with periods of peace. The colony's civilian population is made up of a rich and complex racial mix of exiled Jews, French royalists, Maltese merchants, emigrants from India, and Genoese fishermen who fled Napoleon....
Wellington and Waterloo
The Duke, the Battle and Posterity 1815-2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Exploring the man behind Waterloo and the legacy that defined himThe Battle of Waterloo is a defining moment in European history that has been immortalized in literature and art for generations. This is the first book to trace how perceptions and commemorations of it have changed over two centuries....
Britannia: The Failed State
Ethnic Conflict and the End of Roman Britain
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
At its height a complex and wealthy state, by the end of the 4th and beginning of the 5th centuries Roman Britain was at the point of collapse. It was soon replaced by Anglo-Saxon culture which migrated across the North Sea. This absorbing study explores the tensions and conflicts between the various...
Eden Prairie
A Brief History
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
From scouting reports of Native American tribes to Money Magazine’s declaration that it was the best place to live in America, Eden Prairie has a history that commands attention. Few can rival Marie Wittenberg’s dedication to telling this story or match her intimate knowledge of her hometown’s...
by Paul Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
This is the history of Oxford as you have never encountered it before. The first historical record of Oxford laments that the city has been burnt to the ground by Vikings. Its religious houses were founded by a woman who blinded her would-be attacker. Its students were poverty-stricken desperados...
by Bob Pegg
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
A history of the Scotland New Year's celebrationOffering curious readers a feast of information, this little guide explains the history, folklore, tales, customs, food, drink, and celebrations of Hogmanay, from its pagan roots to its pagan present. Both a practical guide and an entertaining history,...
Perilous Catch
The History of Commercial Fishing
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
This is the story of Britain's commercial fishermen, who have sailed out into the ravages of the surrounding seas to bring back the fish to feed their country for centuries. Theirs is one of history's most dangerous jobs, and whole communities have been affected by disasters from which a number of...
Greater London Murders
33 True Stories of Revenge, Greed, Jealousy & Lust
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
This compendium brings together 33 murderous tales — one from each of the capital’s boroughs—that not only shocked the city but made headline news across the country. Throughout its history the great urban sprawl of Greater London has been home to some of the most shocking murders in England,...
by Steve Fielding
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2008
The history of execution at Pentonville began with the hanging of a Scottish hawker in 1902. Over the next sixty years the names of those who made the short walk to the gallows reads like a who's who of twentieth-century murder. They include the notorious Dr Crippen, Neville Heath, mass murderer John...
Murder at the Inn
A History of Crime in Britain's Pubs and Hotels
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
The first book to explore the fascinating and dark history of England's pubs and hotelsIn which pub did the Krays murder George Cornell and so achieve notoriety as Britain's most feared gangsters? Where is the hostelry in which Jack the Ripper's victims drank? How did Burke and Hare befriend their...
by Laura Quigley
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Part of a brand new series in a vivid pulp style, this book introduces a grim and gruesome Plymouth history, from the early Roman era to World War II. Plymouth has one of the darkest and most dreadful histories on record. Beginning with the discovery of the bones of cave men and rushing through French...