Joel Levy explores the nature of toxicity and reveals how poison has played a crucial and often unheralded role - for good and for bad - in human history.

Poison: A Social History

JOEL LEVY

History

History Publishing Group

A history of Portsmouth in old photographs

Portsmouth (Britain in Old Photographs)

Sadden

Europe

These traditional stories and local legends have been handed down by storytellers for centuries. As folk tales reveal a lot about the people who invented them, this text provides a link to the ethics and way of life of generations of people from Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Folk Tales

Hartsiosis

This book gathers together the stories of the 123 prisoners who were executed at Gloucester between 1792, when the first prisoner was hanged on the roof over the entrance gate of the newly-built prison, and 1939, when the last convict was executed within the prison's walls. Infamous cases include the Berkeley poachers who shot and killed the Earl of Berkeley's gamekeeper; Rebecca Worlock, who poisoned her husband with arsenic; notorious robbers Matthew and Henry Pinnell; Charlotte Long, the last woman to be hanged for arson in England; and Herbert Rowse Armstrong, the Hay-on-Wye solicitor who was found guilty of poisoning his wife and attempting to murder a fellow solicitor. Famous executioners - including William Calcraft, William Marwood, William Billington and the Pierrepoints - also played their part in the history of the prison. Also included in this volume is an appendix listing all the men and women hanging at Over, near Gloucester, between 1731 and 1790. Fully illustrated, Hanged at Gloucester is sure to appeal to everyone interested in true crime history and the shadier side of Gloucestershire's past.

Hanged at Gloucester

Politics & Social Sciences

Evans, Jill

Social Sciences

The beautiful, rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales have long been a haven for holiday makers. However, the area also harbours some disturbing secrets.  Discover the darker side of the Dales with this terrifying collection of true-life tales from across the region. Featuring chapters on ecclesiastic ectoplasms, ghostly creatures, ladies in black and star-crossed spooks, this book is guaranteed to make your blood run cold.  Drawing on historical and contemporary sources and containing many tales which have never before been published, Haunted Yorkshire Dales will delight everyone interested in the paranormal.

Haunted Yorkshire Dales

Strevens, Summer

Since the dawn of history, human civilisation has had its prophets, but whether they claim divine inspiration, employ scientific forecasting or economic modelling, or just use their own fertile imaginations, what they have in common is the ability to get things spectacularly wrong.

History's Worst Predictions and the People Who Made Them

Eric, Chaline

'A very deadly squib - likely to upset the equanimity of upholders of capital punishment far more than any ponderous tome of high explosiveA" argument or invective.' Observer A Handbook on Hanging is a satiric tribute to that unappreciated mainstay of civilisation: the hangman. With barbed wit, Charles Duff not only writes of hanging, but also of electrocution, decapitation and gassing; of innocent men executed and of executions botched; of bloodlust mobs and the political expedients of the great. A classic satire, admired by Bertholt Brecht and Dylan Thomas, Duff's polemic makes it clear that whatever else capital punishment may be said to be - justice, vengeance, a deterrent - it is certainly killing.

Handbook on Hanging: Being a Short Introduction to the Fine Art of Execution

Charles Duff

The vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Middlesbrough has a rich heritage which is uniquely reflected in this fascinating new compilation. Contrasting a selection of ninety archive images alongside full-colour modern photographs, this unique book captures how the city used to be and how it looks today. Accompanied by informative captions, each page captures life in the area as it once was - and is now. Featuring streets and buildings, shops and businesses, and the people of Middlesbrough, all aspects of life in the city are covered, providing a fascinating insight into the changing face of the city. As well as delighting the many tourists who visit the city, Middlesbrough Then & Now will provide present occupants with a glimpse of how the city used to look, in addition to awakening nostalgic memories for those who used to live or work here.

Middlesbrough Then & Now

Paul Menzies

London is a city of enormous beauty, a dynamic, ever-evolving cityscape built up over hundreds of years of architectural evolution. However, amidst this riot of growth and splendour some truly iconic sights may be found, landmarks which been drawing tourists by the thousands since before the days of Queen Victoria. This stunning collection, collated by professional photographer Laina Watt, compares 40 rare archive images of Central London's most iconic views and landmarks - including the Houses of Parliament, Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Street and Trafalgar Square - with modern images of the capital. In full colour, and drawing on only the finest images, it will delight visitors, residents and historians alike.

Central London Then & Now

Laina Watt

The Chelsea FC Miscellany

Written by the club's award-winning official historian, this title is a collection of facts, stats, stories and legends from one of the biggest clubs in world football. A must-have for all Chelsea supporters.

Rick Glanvill

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