Newgate Prison was the largest, most notorious and worst of London prisons. Stephen Halliday tells the story of Newgate's origins, the criminals it held, the punishments meted out and its rebuilding and reform.  Meer

A vivid account of the life and work of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer who designed and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that cleaned up Victorian London.  Meer

Great Britain unearths the hidden legends, laws, landscapes, discoveries, adventures and locations that have shaped Britain's compelling, and at times, tumultuous past.  Meer

Focusing on Russia and Eastern Europe, Hall argues that democracies can preserve their norms and values by better understanding how authoritarian regimes learn.  Meer

Focusing on Russia and Eastern Europe, Hall argues that democracies can preserve their norms and values by better understanding how authoritarian regimes learn.  Meer

Preston Pubs gives a unique and fascinating insight into some of Preston's famous and infamous pubs, taverns and inns.  Meer

This book explores the influence of classical Greek and Latin literature on the early settlers and residents of the Tidewater area of Virginia, such as Ovid translator George Sandys, William Strachey (survivor of the shipwreck which inspired The Tempest), Indian Trader William Byrd II, and Thomas Jefferson.  Meer