Pen Sword: 3374 books
Cataclysm 90 BC
The Forgotten War that Almost Destroyed Rome
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2014
A dramatic account of a rebellion against the Roman republic—by a confederation of its Italian allies.
We know of Rome’s reputation for military success against foreign enemies. Yet at the start of the first century BC, Rome faced a hostile army less than a week’s march from the capital....
The Late Lord
The Life of John Pitt - 2nd Earl of Chatham
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham is one of the most enigmatic and overlooked figures of early nineteenth century British history. The elder brother of Pitt the Younger, he has long been consigned to history as ‘the late Lord Chatham’, the lazy commander-in-chief of the 1809 Walcheren expedition,...
by Lynda Telford
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
This book describes a selection of people caught up in the turmoil that presaged the reformation - a period of change instigated by a king whose desire for a legitimate son was to brutally sweep aside an entire way of life.
The most famous and influential of the victims were the two people...
A Georgian Heroine
The Intriguing Life of Rachel Charlotte Williams Biggs
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
“A very fair and balanced portrait of one of the Regency era’s most remarkable—and most unknown—women” from the authors of A Right Royal Scandal (Jacqueline Reiter, author of Earl of Shadows).
Rachel Charlotte Williams Biggs lived an incredible life, one which proved that fact is often...
by Catherine Curzon
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
From Windsor to Weymouth, the shadow of scandal was never too far from the walls of the House of Hanover. Did a fearsome duke really commit murder or a royal mistress sell commissions to the highest bidders, and what was the truth behind George III's supposed secret marriage to a pretty Quaker?With...
Masada
Mass Suicide in the First Jewish-Roman War, c. AD 73
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2019
In the spring of 73 AD the rock fortress of Masada on the western shore of the Dead Sea was the site of an event that was breathtaking in its courage and self-sacrifice. Here the last of the Jewish Zealots who, for nearly eight years, had waged war against the Roman occupiers of their country made...
Wellington Against Junot
The First Invasion of Portugal 1807-1808
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
The first French invasion of Portugal in 1807 - which was commanded by Junot, one of Napoleon's most experienced generals - was a key event in the long, brutal Peninsular War. It was the first campaign fought in the Peninsular by Sir Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, yet it tends to be overshadowed...
by Mary McGrigor
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2006
Intelligence was just as important in the Napoleonic Wars as it is today. Then there was only one way of obtaining it – by spies and informers. The Author uses first hand accounts of three of Wellington’s most daring and successful Intelligence Officers. The three men, all of Scottish descent,...
Wellington's Lieutenant Napoleon's Gaoler
The Peninsula Letters and St Helena Diaries of Sir George Rideout Bingham
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2005
The author wrote numerous letters home from the campaigns that he fought with Wellington in the Peninsular when he was commanding his Regiment. He was therefore in a senior position and privy to secrets of the war. He is often caustic regarding his superiors including The Iron Duke himself. He packs...
Tracing your Scottish Ancestors
A Guide for Family Historians
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Scotlands history has been influenced by many factors the division between the Highlands and the Lowlands, the feudal system, the Reformation, the industrial revolution - that have shaped the countrys past and impacted on the lives of its people. Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is a lively and accessible...
Sedgemoor 1685
Marlborough’s First Victory
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2005
A new account of Monmouth's rebellion of 1685 and the Battle of Sedgemoor. The author focuses on the confrontation between Monmouth and John Churchill, the future Duke of Marlborough, and provides a graphic reassessment of the campaign. He retraces the routes taken by the opposing armies across the...
Battles of the Scottish Lowlands
Battlefield Scotland
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2004
This historical guide retells, in graphic detail, the story of nine of the most important battles to be fought in Scotland south of the Highland Line, stretching from Aberdeen to the Firth of Clyde. The battles range from medieval period to the time of Jacobite Rebellion. They show how weapons andequipment,...
War for the Throne
The Battle of Shrewsbury 1403
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
The opening years of the fifteenth century saw one of the most bitterly contested political and military convulsions in the history of the British Isles, a conflict that is too-often overlooked by military historians.
Henry IV, who had overthrown and probably murdered his predecessor Richard...
Killing Fields of Scotland
AD 83 to 1746
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
Most people are familiar with references to Scottish battles such as Bannockburn and Flodden but know little if anything about those events. Rugby and soccer fans outside Scotland may wonder at the sign ‘1314’ held up by Scottish fans and not know that it is the date of the Battle of Bannockburn...