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A century after Queen Victoria's death, debate still rages surrounding her relationship with her gillie, John Brown. Based on research in public, private and royal archives, as well as diaries and memoirs of those who knew Brown and interviews with his surviving relatives, this text analyzes the relationship between Queen Victoria and Brown.

Providing basic rules and formulae to aid the translation of Roman inscriptions.

A history of haunted Oxford

Brings together a collection of images of noted maritime historians favourite Greek liners and tells of the history of the Greek fleets that made the world of cruising so exciting over the years.

A collection of strange stories, sightings and happenings in Suffolk

Presenting a collection of approximately 200 archive photographs accompanied by captions, this book explores the historic market town and port of Ulverston. It depicts the changing face of Ulverston over the years, describing the streets, shops, pubs, industries and the people who formed the heart of this strong community.

Looking in detail at the earliest examples of Roman culture in Britain

An essential source of reference for planners concerned with archaeological remains and managers responsible for cultural and natural resources.

A vital aid to tracing your ancestors.

A history of the Crystal Palace

This book is designed to offer a better understanding of the Mesolithic period in Scotland

A history of Lincoln

Nelson's Duchy

The Mary Rose was one of King Henry VIII's favourite warships until she sank during an engagement with the French fleet on 19 July 1545.

This book unveils the powerful position of ordinary women in Tudor society and provides a captivating insight into their lives.

Chapters cover food and society in the sixteenth century, kitchens and cooking, what people drank, food and health (including Tudor ideas on healthy eating), setting the table and table manners, feasting and banquets.

Roads in Roman Britain

Anglo-Saxon weapons and warfare

Wickham-Jones takes us to humps and bumps and piles of stone - the ordinary sites which explorers of the countryside come across every day. After reading this book a walk in the countryside will never be the same again.

A history of Worcester

Presents the experiences of Scottish soldiers during the Second World War in their own words.

Discovering Viking clothing

A rediscovery of the traditional tales and beliefs of Northamptonshire, the 'Rose of the Shires'

Vivid insights into the lives of people from Cleveland.

At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. As well as his interest in canals he also turned his attention to neglcted railways and set up the first organisation to save and run a railway with a mainly volunteer workforce.

David MacBrayne was a partner from 1851 in the firm of David Hutcheson & Co and when the Hutchesons retired in 1879 David MacBrayne took over the Company and renamed it. The company's ships were famous too. This title features over 200 images of the ships and the localities they had visited.

Based on experimental archaeology at the author's world-famous research settlement in Cornwall, this book describes the ingredients of prehistoric cooking and the methods of food preparation.

Towers in the North

It took Henry VIII twenty-eight years, three wives, and a break with Rome before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet he already had a son - the illegitimate Henry Fitzroy. So just how close did he come to being Henry IX?

A history of haunted Hastings