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Bess was the other Duchess, Georgiana's best friend, who with Georgiana and her husband, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, formed the infamous menage a trois at Devonshire house

During World War II the Merchant Navy played a vital part in evacuations from countries that were overrun. They saved over 90, 000 troops from Dunkirk and went on to rescue more than 200, 000 from other parts of France. They also manned salvage ships, rescue tugs and other specialist craft. This book tells the story of these achievements.

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This is the first time information and photographs on West Yorkshire's cinemas and theatres have been grouped together in one publication. With over 240 photographs, Many of which are from the Yorkshire Post's archives, plus informative captions, Peter Tuffrey tells the story of cinema in the densely populated areas around Leeds and Bradford.

The story of the attempt to construct The London & Portsmouth Direct Atmospheric Railway during the 1840s Railway Mania. This was the age of invention and many strange systems of powering trains were devised. Brunel used the atmospheric system with disastrous financial results in Devon. Like other systems, it had faults and eventually failed.

In 1934 E. O. Spence, the Belle Vue team manager tirelessly forged ahead to make Midget Car Racing the number one motor-racing sport in pre-war Britain.

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A labour of love for more than forty years, this is the only book that lists Hitler's naval bases.

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Napoleon, not wishing to fall into the hands of French royalists and other enemies, surrendered to the British on HMS Bellerophon. This details the events between 24 May and 8 August 1815. Admiral Maitland placed his cabin at Napoleon's disposal and sailed for England where he was removed to HMS Northumberland, which conveyed him to St Helena.

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Boatbuilding has been a traditional skill in Cornwall for many hundreds of years. Pasco's Boatyard at St Just in Roseland has been in the forefront of this tradition of boatbuilding, repairing, mooring and storing boats for well over a quarter of a millennium. So much so that it is part of the fabric of the south-west area of Cornwall.

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This ever-popular diary sheds new light on the social history of early19th Century Cotswold life

6000 Irish men and women served with the Allied air services during the First World War. This is their story.

In 1793 the Witts family arrived in Edinburgh for a stay of five years. A well-to-do family they were brought to near penury brought the failure of Edward Witts business. Within a few months Edward and Agnes had built a wide circle of friends and acquaintance in the upper echelons of society where Agnes's magnetic personality worked its magic.

An analysis of the role that the rank-and-file Prison Officer had to play in the British Prison system.This story of the English prison service and the role of the officer in its evolution, is relevant to prison systems in all advanced societies and raises many controversial issues of importance to policy-makers in prison services.