Royal Seals is an introduction to the seals of the kings and queens of England, Scotland and latterly the United Kingdom, as well as the Church and nobility. Ranging from Medieval times to modern day, it uses images of impressive wax seals held at The National Archives to show the historical importance of these beautiful works of art.
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway is one of the world famous Great Little Trains of Wales, and has now been operated for longer as a preserved railway than it was as a part of the national rail network.
In 1906 the Metropolitan Police Commissioner was asked by the Home Office to make available skilled investigators for murder enquiries nationwide as few constabularies had sufficiently skilled – or...
by Michael Edward Ashton Ford and Michael Edward Ashton Ford
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781399021500
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Pub Date: 2025-11-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
240 Pages
In 1827 the Duke of Wellington – former Commander-in-Chief of the British Army and British Prime Minister – ordered the withdrawal of British soldiers from the island of Ceylon after years of bloody...
Aristocrat Lady Charlotte Bertie navigated a surprising and adventurous life marked by familiar disapproval, business acumen, and a transformative second marriage leaving behind a legacy of industrial...
“Prisons, as you know, have been my hobby” wrote the prominent suffragette Lady Constance Bulwer-Lytton. An influential British activist as well as a writer, speaker and campaigner for votes for...
A Surprising History of Mental Illness and Its Treatment in Society
by Michèle Schindler
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781399092449
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Pub Date: 2025-07-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
272 Pages
In 1495, William, Viscount Beaumont, was declared unfit to take care of himself and given into the care of a guardian, due to unspecified mental health problems. Notably, his treatment was very kind, and runs contrary to many of our ideas of late medieval attitudes to mental illnesses.
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