A brief history of Somerset
The seventh largest county in England by area is a place where history, mystery, myths and legends abound.
Norfolk’s rich history
Susanna and Peter Wade-Martins highlight Norfolk’s rich history
Norwich in the Second World War
Neil R. Storey tells the story of Norwich and its people in the Second World War
Workhouse buildings – whatever happened to them all?
Workhouses expert Peter Higginbotham presents the history of workhouse buildings
How Birmingham went global
A trip around the city’s canals with Simon Wilcox, author of From Gas Street to the Ganges
Hiding out on the margins: Was Robin Hood a hero from Sheffield?
Dr Tim Cooper reveals the connection between Robin Hood and Sheffield
The making of ‘Artisan Stroud’
Author Clare Honeyfield discusses the process of writing her book Artisan Stroud
The history of Gloucester
Archaeologist Andrew Armstrong depicts the secret history of Gloucester
10 fabulous facts about London’s Record Shops
Garth Cartwright and Quintina Valero share 10 fabulous facts about London’s Record Shops
Bristol’s 10 historical places
Author Maurice Fells takes us on a tour to 10 key places in Bristol
Stoke Newington: The dissenting history of a London parish
Mary Wollstonecraft‚ the Quakers‚ and the Angry Brigade
Top 10 stone circles in the Lake District National Park
Adam Morgan Ibbotson provides a visitor’s guide to the Lake District National Park
Are statues for the birds?
John Fisher talks about the significance of statues and stories they can tell us
A Tyneside Heritage: business, employment and communities on Tyneside
150 years of South Shields’ changing fortunes
Falmouth
Dianne D’Cotta explains why Falmouth has captured her heart
Wokingham: The essential English market town
Richard Gibbs tells us a potted history of Wokingham
Of priests and parishioners: Holy Trinity, Sutton Coldfield
A potted history of Holy Trinity’s 750-year history
Stay Local, Shop Local
Bristol phoographer Colin Moody takes a look at The Great Bristol High Street
The rich history of Somerset
Mike Dean reveals a potted history of Somerset
Shameless Herefordshire
David J. Vaughan investigates Herefordshire’s shameless history of lust, murder, and greed
Just how different was Norfolk?
John A. Davies explores what makes the county stand out from the crowd
Strange customs in the Garden of England
Susan McGowan explores Kentish lore, eccentricities, and mysteries
Cotswold Arts and Crafts architecture
A tour of the best examples of Arts and Crafts architecture tucked away in the Cotswolds
The English village fête
The traditional village fête has been a part of English country life for centuries
Leith: The creative heart of Edinburgh
Leith has a rich history of artisans and craftspeople – join us for a tour of Edinburgh’s port district
20 things you never knew about Coventry
Peter Walters shares 20 fascinating titbits about the city of Coventry
Norfolk in the spotlight: Theatres, fairgrounds, and family fun
Norfolk storyteller, Isabelle King, explores fun and entertainment in historical Norfolk
A brief history of Cornwall’s rivers
Christian Boulton takes us on a whistle-stop tour of Cornwall’s rivers and estuaries
Tracing history through the names of pubs and inns
Susan McGowan explores the history behind the names of British pubs and inns
Aberdeen’s granite men: Hard men, hard work
The long, hard and dangerous graft of the granite worker
The Prison of Norman Cross: The Lost Town of Huntingdonshire
Paul Chamberlain guides us through the history of the lost prison-town of Norman Cross
An expert guide to local history from THP’s authors
Our local history experts share how they first got interested in the topic and their top tips for success
Women of the Durham Coalfields
Hidden by history: Women in 19th Century coal mining communities
A short history of the Fens
Author Frank Meeres guides us through a short history of the Fens
Bristol’s other slave trades
A look at Bristol‘s other little known slave trading links prior to the infamous Transatlantic trade
Merseyside in the 1960s
David J. Eveleigh reminisces on Merseyside in the 1960s, an area rich in heritage and on the cusp of great change
Yorkshire versus Henry VIII
Yorkshire versus Henry VIII
Top five Bristol mysteries
Wilf Merttens explains Bristol’s most intriguing legends
10 little known facts about Cumbria
Author David Ramshaw describes 10 little known facts about Cumbria
A beginners guide to tracking
John Rhyder’s beginners guide to tracking
How militant were women’s suffrage campaigners in Gloucestershire?
The women’s suffrage campaign in Gloucestershire
Why short stories matter
Short stories provide many opportunities for new and emerging writers to get their work seen by a wider audience
Llywelyn the Last
Llywelyn - The last true Welsh Prince Of Wales?
Recollections of the Sapperton Canal Tunnel
From the first boat passing through in 1789 to today
When Henry VIII met the Holy Maid of Kent
The story of how Elizabeth Barton met her tragic end
Royals in Essex
Royal palaces, residents and visitors in Essex
The devastating storm of 1953
What caused the high death toll of the Great Storm of 1953?
10 Cambridgeshire crimes
Author Caroline Clifford guides us through ten of Cambridgeshire’s most infamous crimes
The origins of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth
Birmingham as the inspiration for the fictional world of Middle-earth
A history of Oxfordshire
Author Paul Sullivan guides us through a history of the historic county of Oxfordshire
The Black Country alphabet
The alphabet as described in Black Country dialect
By royal appointment: Herefordshire’s regal connections
Shocks and surprises from 900 years of murder, mayhem and insidious gain
10 cultural milestones from Cardiff’s past
Mark Rees explores the capital city of Wales through ten cultural milestones
Sussex poetry: A country saved...a country lost
A fascinating piece of Sussex history explored through poetry and puzzle-solving
10 things I love about Lincolnshire
Local author Lucy Wood shares her love of Lincolnshire
The Manchester Blitz
The Luftwaffe’s raid on Manchester, Salford and Trafford Park in 1940
Essex Land Girls
British spirit, wit and camaraderie on the Home Front
Guernsey’s evacuees
17,000 residents left just before the Nazis took over in 1940
What makes Wales great
An introduction to the culture, language, symbols, festivals and traditions of Cymru
Bennachie’s casualties of war
Author Duncan Harley guides us through a short history of Bennachie in Aberdeenshire
Talking Tyke: 10 Yorkshire dialect words
10 Yorkshire dialect words for Yorkshire Day
Vintage visions above the high street
Faded advertising gives a glimpse into London’s past