Uncover the remarkable true story of two Titanic survivors through the eyes of a living relative, revealing personal insights ...

The Countess of Rothes, Thomas Jones, and the Tragedy of Titanic ...

N.T.P. MURPHY read Law at Oxford University before re-joining the Regular Army. He retired as a lieutenant colonel at the Ministry of Defence. As a lifelong Wodehouse fan, in 1981 he published his ...

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Explore the life of the forgotten cartographer whose work caught the attention of King Charles II and reshaped history.

The anchorite, or religious recluse, has been a part of Christian religious life since its early days. They lived solitary lives out in the desert – indeed, these solitaries became collectively known ...

Not many people know that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to be sold as slaves to the highest bidder. It ...

A little over a century ago the world was in the grip of a devastating influenza pandemic which killed millions worldwide. It was the most vicious flu virus on record; not only one of the greatest ...

Neil R. Storey author of Norwich in the Second World War tells the story of the city and its people, as far as possible, in the words of those who were actually there. When the acclaimed Norfolk ...

Milk stout was first produced by the Mackeson brewery in Hythe, Kent in 1909 and was a runaway success. Part of its popularity was undoubtedly due to the way in which it was advertised. This was not ...

Over three decades ago the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, the former pride of the White Star fleet, was discovered – or, perhaps, re-discovered – two and a half miles below the surface of the Atlantic ...

Following seven years of investigation and intelligence gathering, including archival searches around the world, Phase One of The Missing Princes Project is complete. The evidence uncovered suggests ...