Yorkshire is well known for its miners, pudding and cricket, but 'Yorkshire, A Very Peculiar History' scrapes beyond the surface and past the cliches. Featuring a host of characters from Yorkshire past and present, it's not all grit and grime! Tracing Yorkshire's history back through Roman and Viking rule, to the various tribes which populated the area in prehistoric times, this book covers the largest county in England from all angles. Featuring...

A light-hearted introduction to the life and training of a Roman gladiator.

A humorous account of the Spanish Armada and what it was like to be a sailor in this ill-fated fleet in 1588.

This book relates how Adolf Hitler's determination to succeed helped him to overcome such obstacles as a poor education and become dictator of Germany.

Reveals what goes on backstage at a typical large theater.

Tells of the great seige at Troy, the woman who caused it, the warriors who fought and fell, and the trickery that ended it all. The Trojan prince Paris has abducted Helen, the beautiful wife of King Menelaus. It is a crime that will unite all of Greece's armies against the kingdom of Troy. In a 10-year siege, brave warriors will fight, and both sides will suffer great bloodshed. Can the deadlock be broken?"