Family history should reveal more than facts and dates, lists of names and places - it should bring ancestors alive in the context of their times and the surroundings they knew - and research into local history records is one of the most rewarding ways of gaining this kind of insight into their world. That is why Jonathan Oates's detailed introduction to these records is such a useful tool for anyone who is trying to piece together a portrait of family members from the past. In a series of concise and informative chapters he looks at the origins and importance of local history from the...

Practical, accessible guide to researching East End history with full details of records researchers can consult-online sites, archives, libraries, books, museums.

Comprehensive military history of the Jacobite rebellions - covers the principal uprisings of 1715 and 1745 in graphic detail.

Graphic account of the life and crimes of 1950s thief and double-murderer Donald Hume.

Graphic reconstructions of unsolved London murders of the interwar years. Shows how the murderers got away with their crimes.