This book gives the most up-to-date story of the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, AKA the Yorkshire Ripper. His confessions to police in 1981, and his later confession in 1992 to…

This vast compendium of facts and figures, lists, chronologies and bibliographies, has been updated and expanded to include recent themes. From politics and economics, to leisure and sport, it provides…

October 31st. It’s been called everything from “Sowein,” “Samhain,” and “Mischief Eve” to “Devil’s Night” and the “Season of the Witch.” Its most common moniker of course is “Halloween.” It…

From 1970 a major project to uncover source material for students of contemporary British history and politics was undertaken at the British Library of Political and Economic Science.

First published as the Pears Shilling Cyclopaedia in 1897 by Queen Victoria’s famous soap-makers to celebrate her golden jubilee, this treasured reference compendium condenses a world of information into one…

The military heritage of Hawaii spans a millennium, from the legendary days of ancient Hawaiian kings to the high-tech warriors of the 21st century. Serving in Paradise tells their story…

This new reference work, designed for students, teachers and the general reader provides a detailed yet wide-ranging guide to the turbulent events of 20th century Europe. It covers the whole…

This reference work provides the facts and figures about major aspects of modern British history from the death of Queen Anne to the end of the 1990s.