The History Press: 2510 books

Birmingham was a renowned manufacturing centre by the 18th century and the city rapidly grew into the primary industrial centre of the Midlands. An account of Birmingham's heyday of heavy industry is recorded and the story is brought up to date with the story of the decline of heavy industry and its...

This fascinating collection reveals the dark side of Farnham’s history. President of The Ghost Club for thirty-three years, Peter Underwood has been called ‘a giant in psychical research,’ and ‘the world’s leading ghost-hunter.’ He has personally investigated hundreds of hauntings during...

Facey is a trickster who takes advantage of society's greed and gullibility, and gets away with it. This brisk, entertaining novel is the sequel to Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour.

From unexplained sightings to the search for evidence of ghosts, this book contains a chilling range of spooky tales from the towns and villages scattered along the banks of the River Tees. Compiled by paranormal investigator Rebecca Hall, this collection features eyewitness sightings in long abandoned...

Kent has long been known as the "Garden of England;" however, this idyllic corner of Britain also has its darker side and has a long history of paranormal occurrences. This richly illustrated book covers a fascinating range of strange events. From sightings of big cats, UFOs, monsters, and...

From eyewitness accounts of unexplained sightings to the search for evidence of ghosts, this book features over fifty chilling tales of ghostly encounters from around Wearside. Featuring the ghostly nuns of Franklin Street, a headless horseman in Newcastle Road, and the phantoms who haunt the Royal...

On 7 July 2005, just before 9 am, explosive devices detonated on London Underground trains at Liverpool Street, Edgware Road and Kings Cross stations and on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. Fifty-six people were killed and over 700 injured. Suicide bombing had come to Britain. Two weeks later,...

Discover the darker side of Halifax with this chilling collection of true-life murders from the town’s past. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes the case of a husband who boasted that he had played ‘Jack the Ripper’ after slitting his wife’s...

From a child's viewpoint, the prewar years of the 1930s were full of carefree, halcyon days when the sun always used to shine, but for many people the 1930s were, regrettably, quite the opposite. In this nostalgic book evoking recollections of wartime in Uxbridge, the memories are the author's, however...

This beautifully illustrated social history of Devon during World War I examines the cultural changes brought about during this period. Every sector of society felt the impact of the war acutely. People pulled together in some things, and pulled apart in others. Men had to decide whether to enlist...

This chilling collection brings together true-life historical murders that shocked not only the town of Bury but also made headline news across the country. Cases featured here include a woman roasted alive on a fire by her enraged husband, a young boy who had his head smashed in by his father, a...

This chilling collection of true-life tales is teeming with terrifying hauntings from in and around Dundee. Featuring stories of unexplained phenomena, apparitions, and poltergeists—including the tales of the White Ladies of Coffin Mill and Balgay Bridge, the hauntings of the historic ships Discovery...

With subjects ranging from the Croglin Vampire and the Renwick Cockatrice to witchcraft and the Cursing Stone of Carlisle, this collection of first-hand accounts contains all manner of weird and wonderful events from Cumbria's long and tumultuous history. With more than 50 photographs, both archive...

Peterborough has a rich and fascinating history, stretching back 3,500 years to the Bronze Age. The city is a vibrant place with a new town surrounding an ancient town center, still dominated by its Norman cathedral. But the city has a sinister and spooky side. Written by the creator and guide of...