The history of the Thames in London is full of death and destruction, not just of people but the buildings along its banks and the bridges that span its murky depths which hide drownings, suicide and murder - including one with a poisoned umbrella. This fascinating book tells the story of those who sailed to their doom, whether on infamous shipwrecks such as the Princess Alice or after travelling through Traitors' Gate to their execution like Anne Boleyn. It records the destruction of buildings through fires, bombs or collapse and also reveals the changes to the Thames' banks which saw an end to Frost Fairs and elephants walking across its thick ice - As well as the notable and bizarre deaths, the murders and executions, the book explores the positive life-saving methods in place, including the Thames Barrier. Did you know? The lights on London Bridge were made from cannons captured from Napoleon's fleet The Thames has been in the path of some of the most destructive fires in history, including the Great Fire of 1666 and the burning of Parliament in 1834 650 people died when the Princess Alice sank on a pleasure cruise - Britain's largest peacetime loss of life The many ghosts along the Thames include an executed baby farmer and Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's most notorious wife The polluted Thames has been beset by smells including The Great Stink of 1858, and The Big Smoke of 1952 which saw thousands die in the worst smog ever recorded in London Prisoners who were hanged at Execution Dock were taken to the pub first - a drunk man was less likely to struggle - This is the first in the Death and Destruction series.

Death and Destruction on the Thames in London

Tania Ahsan

Golden Guides Press Ltd

How to Write and Publish Non-Fiction

Reference

Fiona Shoop

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

A fascinating study of the military airfields in Britain during the Second World War which focuses on their location, the international pilots and crews who served there, as well as the civilians, the planes they flew and the stories of what happened there.  Did you know? There is a memorial at the site of the Woolston aircraft factory, which was involved in the development of the Supermarine Spitfire, to R.J. Mitchell who designed the Spitfire  Stanley Park is now part of Blackpool Zoo and one of the old aircraft buildings is now the elephant house  The 'Carpetbaggers' (801st Bombardment Group, Provisional), part of the USAAF Mighty Eighth, were based at Harrington Airfield, near Kettering  Both Group Captain Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, VC OM DSO DFC, the famous bomber pilot, and Clark Gable served at RAF Marston Moor  The TV presenter, Hughie Green, was a ferry pilot based at Largs. His logbook is one of the artefacts held at St Columba's Parish Church  Comedian Frank Muir was assigned to the No 1 Parachute Training School at Ringway. As well as taking slow-motion film of the parachute drops, he took photographs of SOE agents for their faked identity cards  People would sit on the tails of the planes to prevent them from overturning on grass fields. One pilot forgot that WAAF Margaret Horton was on the tail of his Spitfire  -  and took off  Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, an escaped German prisoner of war, tried to steal an aircraft from Hucknall in December 1940. He pretended to be a Dutch pilot  This is the second in the War in Britain Series. The first was Prisoner of War Camps in Britain During the Second World War, also by Jon & Diane Sutherland.

Military Airfields in Britain During the Second World War (War in Britain)

Sutherland, Jon and Diane

The next few years mark the centenary of some of the biggest events which changed women's right to vote, including the death of Emily Davison at the 1913 Derby. Sylvia was the daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and younger sister of Christabel. She was also the rebel in the family and stood alongside Keir Hardie when he formed the Labour Party. When he died, she started travelling - in Moscow, she reprimanded Lenin about his view of Communism, became lovers with an Italian revolutionary and bore his son when she was 45. She fought for Ethiopian independence and was given a state funeral after her death in 1960, in recognition of her importance to the Ethiopian cause. Fifty-one years later, a member of the House of Lords is campaigning for a statue of Sylvia Pankhurst to be erected opposite the Houses of Parliament, a long-deserved recognition of the importance of this rebellious Suffragette. This is an updated version of a previous book with a new foreword by Sylvia's son, Professor Richard Pankhurst, updated text, entirely new design and new images, including interview with Sylvia's family. This is a fascinating, rebellious woman whose story has been told in captivating detail by Shirley Harrison.

Sylvia Pankhurst

Biographies & Memoirs

Shirley Harrison

Historical

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