Local history

Das Konzept des inneren Kindes bezieht sich auf die kindlichen Gefühle, Gedanken, Nöte und Ängste, die uns als Erwachsene oft nicht bewusst sind, da wir heute funktionieren und sie ignorieren.

By the end of the nineteenth century the railway had reached most parts of East Anglia, with two main lines reaching out from London to Norwich, Cambridge and Kings Lynn, and plenty of small secondary and branch lines filling in the gaps in between.

Secret Islington and Clerkenwell delves into this historic area's often unknown but colourful past.

Lost San Francisco takes readers on a journey back to the buildings, parks, stadia, ferries - even cemetaries and prisoners - that time and progress have swept aside.

Anyone familiar with the town of Burton upon Trent may associate it with one thing above all else - brewing.

Queen Victoria brought Liverpool great wealth and prosperity, and its buildings reflect an ambition to be proclaimed 'second city of the Empire'.

Place matters in Cork.

The Water Road is the story of a four month circumnavigation by narrowboat of 'The Grand Cross', the name given to the inland waterway linking the Thames to the Humber, Severn and Mersey.

London - one of the world's most exciting cities.

A gorgeous and comprehensive look at one of the NBA's most storied and valuable franchises-from their first season to Michael Jordan and beyond.

This is an entrancing book, in the literal sense of the word.

The Sussex seaside town of Eastbourne was developed as a resort from a collection of villages in the nineteenth century by the Duke of Devonshire.

Cornwall's landscape is intertwined with the county's folklore and legends.

Anglo-Saxon Mercia was a great power in its day, although many aspects of it have been shrouded in myth and mystery.

Worcester is one of England's great historic cities, with a history of occupation that goes back to the Iron Age.

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The Puritan Ideology of Mobility: Corporatism, the Politics of Place, and the Founding of New England Towns before 1650 examines the ideology that English Puritans developed to justify migration: their migration from England to New England, migrations from one town to another within New England, and, often, their repatriation to the mother country.

365 Reasons To Be Proud To Be British is a year-long scenic route of jollyness taking in the quirky events, inventions, traditions, people, places and characters that make Great Britain a nation worth celebrating every day of the year.

Hangman's Brae is a vividly written account of the blood-curdling crimes and brutal forms of punishment of north-east Scotland.

The Puritan Ideology of Mobility: Corporatism, the Politics of Place, and the Founding of New England Towns before 1650 examines the ideology that English Puritans developed to justify migration: their migration from England to New England, migrations from one town to another within New England, and, often, their repatriation to the mother country.

On May 25th, 1946, after 22 years as a congressional secretary, Jane Pratt was elected as North Carolina's first congresswoman.

Secret Newham delves into the fascinating but often quirky and curious history of the towns that make up the borough of Newham in East London.

Wharncliffe Books are delighted to present Barnsley Streets - Volume 3.

This provocative history of the largest annual Chinese celebration in the United States-the Chinese New Year parade and beauty pageant in San Francisco-opens a new window onto the evolution of one Chinese American community over the second half of the twentieth century.

How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Birmingham were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years.

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A Waterstones Best History Book of 2024 Pick 'Kuper is a shrewd observer [in] this entertaining mix of memoir and anthropology' The Sunday TimesFrom the bestselling author of Chums comes an explorer's tale of a naif getting to understand a complex, glittering, beautiful and often cruel city.

From the Preface: On the frontier, says conventional wisdom, a structured society did not exist and social control was largely absent; law enforcement and the criminal justice system had limited, if any, influence; and danger--both from man and from the elements--was ever present.

Australians and the Gold Rush: California and Down Under 1849-1854 vividly recounts the dramatic intersection of two worlds during the California Gold Rush.

The area of North Staffordshire combines urban and rural areas, from Stoke-on-Trent and the Potteries, the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, the moorland and Peak District towns and villages to the border with Cheshire and Derbyshire.

London's Royal Palaces are still some of the most visited places in England.

The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as 'liquid history' and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43 AD, the river has played a key cultural and economic, political and social role in the history of England.

All the fun of Portico's bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form!

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Dublin.

Rochester's position on the River Medway, near where it joins the Thames, has meant that it has played an important historical role for centuries.

Veteran journalist and southern storyteller Tom Poland has been writing about the disappearing rural South for nearly four decades.

When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Aberdeen for the changes that would envelop their city over the next four years.

When news of the war broke out in 1914, nothing could prepare the citizens of Aberdeen for the changes that would envelop their city over the next four years.

Separating Old Florida myths from realitiesin a tourist haven with a deep Indigenous pastThemes of unspoiled paradise tamed byprogress can be seen in stories about pioneer history across the United States,especially in Florida.

Separating Old Florida myths from realitiesin a tourist haven with a deep Indigenous pastThemes of unspoiled paradise tamed byprogress can be seen in stories about pioneer history across the United States,especially in Florida.

Wimborne Minster is a market town in Dorset.

Brighton History Tour offers an insight into the fascinating history of this Sussex city.

The city of Preston in Lancashire is renowned for its industrial heritage, with centuries of textile manufacturing and its boom years during the Industrial Revolution.

Wolverhampton was granted city status in 2000, but its origins lie in Anglo-Saxon England.

A-Z of Worthing delves into the stories behind the town's most notable streets, places, parks and buildings, as well as the dark secrets of its inhabitants, lesser-known lanes and its numerous twittens.

The coastal town of South Shields, lying on the south of the mouth of the River Tyne, grew massively during the Industrial Revolution.

In this book author Robert Bard takes readers on a spine-tingling journey around Kent to some of its most haunted locations.