A fun, irreverent history book which attempts to define ‘celebrity’, with many examples of people from history – were they…
These true life stories of several women who worked as redcoats at Butlin’s holiday camps were a good read, even…
I’ve previously read about the history of time – that is, our need to measure time – but this book…
A brilliant read about a man who had an extremely interesting, colourful and lucky life – Jack Rogers, the author’s…
A surprising, respectful and literary exploration of graveyards and tombs, covering locations in England, Ireland, Scotland and France. It’s a…
A very surprising and impressive book all about the English county of Devon. This was my second random pick from…
This is a fascinating topic which I have encountered previously in other history books and also in fiction. The premise…
I like old windmills. It’s partly a nostalgia thing, as they feature in children’s book illustrations and in paintings from…
This book is like an unappetising salad. A few colourful crunchy bits mixed in with a lot of boring, limp…
An atmospheric and fascinating book about the history of rock lighthouses (i.e. those built on rocks in the sea, rather…