By contrast, it’s almost ironic that today, Whitney is best remembered as a racing driver. He shot through motor sport like a ...

Delve into the complex dynamics of the Mitford sisters and their mother, Lady Redesdale, a figure of controversy and strength ...

NEIL ROBERTSON is a self-employed digital marketing consultant, travel writer and blogger. Focusing solely on the Scottish tourism industry, he covers the entirety of Scotland unearthing its best bits ...

When Lady Dorothy Mills was a young girl, a female relative told her she would never be beautiful so she had better be interesting – and she was. Yet extraordinarily, this is the first book about this ...

STEWART McCLEAN is a former TA Warrant Officer who served in 102 (Ulster) AD Regiment (V). This unit was the successor to a number of Northern Ireland-based Gunner regiments, including 8th (Belfast) ...

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PATRICIA MEEHAN spent several years as a welfare worker in post-war Germany. She began a long career in television in the USA before joining the BBC, where she became a producer specialising in ...

In Muv: The Story of the Mitford Girls’ Mother, Rachel Trethewey uses original research and first-hand testimony to tell Sydney Redesdale’s story in full for the first time, revealing a major ...

JOHN MARTIN ROBINSON is a well known historian and writer with some seventeen previous major publications to his credit, mainly on aspects of architectural history, country houses and heraldry; ...

Have you ever wondered how to brew the perfect cup of coffee? Discover the physics behind your morning routine.

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 ...

Slavery has existed for millennia in varying forms in all parts of the world. Affecting all races, gender and age groups. It is only in recent times that it has been globally outlawed with the United ...