The History Press: 2510 books

The Peak District of Derbyshire is said to experience more bizarre happenings and unexplainable encounters than any other part of England. This chilling collection of true-life tales details many terrifying accounts of spectres and apparitions which have been documented over the years. Ranging from...

Why didn't my ancestors smile for the camera? Was my great-aunt unusual to have several children in her 40s? Should great-grandma really have married her cousin?Drawing on evidence from social history, women's history, and the histories of photography and fashion, to name but a few, this book looks...

Texas Hill Country is a rugged and hilly area of central Texas known for its food, architecture and unique melting pot of Spanish and European settlers. The area’s rich history is filled with quirky and fascinating tales about this landscape and the animals and people who have called it home. Clay...

Shaped by a mix of cultures ranging from early Spanish settlers in the 1500s to invading golfers in the 1980s, Ponte Vedra Beach has a rich and unique history. Ponte Vedra was home to pre-Columbian natives, Timucuan Indian warriors, the Spanish who settled historic Diego, Scottish outlaws, Palm Valley...

Grave of the deadly nun! The amazing true story of Æthelthryth, Fenland princess. Death to students! The weird origins of the University. A plague on both your parishes! Black death in Cambridge's streets. Off with his head: the bizarre true story of Oliver Cromwell's Traveling Skull. The fifth man:...

Voices of North and South Ockendon reveals the social history of both North and South Ockendon, the latter created in the 1960s when the London County Council purchased the old Belhus estate. This warm and nostalgic collection reveals some sometimes surprising truths about what life was like at that...

What happened at Verdun, where is Ypres, and why did the first day of the Somme matter so much? How and where were the great battles of World War I fought? This easy-to-read guide through the First World War battlefields answers these questions and many more.

Inside you will find the 100 key dates that shaped Peterborough's history. Featuring an amazing mix of social, criminal, and royal events, this book reveals a past that will fascinate, delight, and surprise both residents of and visitors to the historic city of Peterborough.

From seaside to countryside and from villages to towns, Somerset is a county where it's difficult to separate history and mystery. This intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people, and trivia reveals all sorts of answers to questions you might have wondered about, and the facts,...

A quirky and original reference book containing 24 hours of history that have changed the worldAt what time was Guy Fawkes discovered underneath the Palace of Westminster? When was Captain Bligh ordered off the Bounty? At what time was Einstein's Theory of Relativity proved? What time was on the clock...

Philip Sherwood's fully revised and updated history of Heathrow tells the extraordinary story of the district from the distant past to the present day. He describes how, in the 60 or so years since World War II, the isolated hamlet of Heathrow, which was surrounded by fields and market gardens, was...

Compiled by paranormal investigator Gregor Stewart, this new book contains a chilling range of spooky tales from around Kirkcaldy. From haunted public houses, which have left both customers and staff terrified, to the ruins of ancient Ravenscraig Castle, which still attract a mysterious visitor many...

D-Day's only Victoria Cross winner, Company Sergeant Major Stanley Hollis, was, uniquely, twice recommended for this coveted award on June 6, 1944. A tough Teesside, working-class rebel, Hollis was no model soldier. Earlier in the war he was forever being "busted" for various misdemeanors....

Kent has been on England's first line of defence. In all major conflicts many people in the county have lived closer to the enemy in Europe than they did to London. Much of the county's coastline has been the site of training and weapon development, which adds to the interest of military sites in...