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Why is King Arthur a giant? Because his story has had such strong influences on our understanding of the history of Europe and the English-speaking world. Because the debate about Arthur as a historical figure has been central to understanding the fall of Roman Britain and the formation of England...

Of all the Celtic peoples once dominant across the whole of Europe north of the Alps, only the Scots established a kingdom that lasted. Wales, Brittany and Ireland, subject to the same sort of pressure from a powerful neighbour, retained linguistic distinctiveness but lost political nationhood. What made Scotland's history so different?

An intriguing miscellany of such need-to-know information as the name Henry VIII jousted under (Sir Loyal Heart), the type of pet owned by both Katherine of Aragon and Elizabeth I (monkeys), and the item ladies of the court commonly used as leg-warmers when traveling (spaniels) The five Tudor...

A history that ties together key events in the war, while also focusing in soldiers' equipment, clothing, tactics, and experiencesThis history of the battles, marches, and sieges of the Scottish Covenanter Army and its one dragoon regiment—Colonel Hugh Fraser's dragoones—shows how they were instrumental...

This is a history of the forgotten third battle of 1066, the battlefield which until now remained undiscovered. Three weeks and three days before the epic clash at Hastings in 1066 between Harold II and William of Normandy, a battle of the same size and scale took place just south of York at Fulford....

Where can you see an effigy of a Templar? What prompted King John to hand England over to an Italian? Who worked for the Templars in Yorkshire? This new book explores what medieval life was like during the Templars' stay in Yorkshire. Not only was it the biggest county in Britain, but in Templar terms...

This book traces the Park's early history and provides a guide to the key wartime buildings and what went on behind the scenes. In this fully revised new edition, Enever describes the Bletchley Park Trust's battle to acquire the Park and thus preserve this historic site for the nation.

Coronations are very public occasions, typically seen as meticulously planned formal ceremonies where everything runs smoothly. But behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey lie extraordinary but true stories of mayhem, confusion, and merriment. This book surveys more than 1,000 years of England’s...

Available in paperback, a compelling portrait of a great soldier of the Napoleonic Wars and one of history's forgotten heroes One of the most unlikely soldiers of his day, Rowland, Viscount Hill was imaginative, intelligent, and brave. He fought some of the most famous battles in military history,...

Baron Karl Drais introduced the first two-wheeled self-propelled vehicle in the summer of 1817, calling it the "dandy horse." Two hundred years later, that same concept has democratized travel like no other means of transportation, granting women new-found freedoms and offering ordinary...

Did you know cornwall has the longest coastline of any English county. A quarry at Carclaze was used as the location for filming Dr. Who in the 1970s. D.H. Lawrence and his German wife were forced to leave the county in the First World War under the Defence of the Realm Act. A compendium of fascinating...

This volume includes papers on political, religious, social and economic history and the history of ideas during the 15th century. The papers challenge existing conceptions and open new avenues of discussion on longstanding debates. Themes covered include parliaments and their relationships with the...

To find the record crowd for a home game, the record appearance holder, or longest-serving manager look no further than this book on the Reds, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories, and legends Liverpool, the most prolific trophy-winning club in the history of domestic and European football, has...

The Little Book of Glasgow is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic, or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters, and literally...