I found Lady of the House by Charlotte Furness* a relaxing read. It follows the lives of three amazing women, who lived in early 19th century. Furness tried to showcase the lives of wealthy women through three case studies: Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville; Lady Mary…
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway by Anthony Dawson* – An Operating History – is such a fascinating book. It has short chapters, but filled with well researched details, on various topics. The book includes loads of primary sources and paints a vivid picture of some…
A Dark History of Gin by Mike Rendell* is a great book, a fantastic addition to the Dark History series by Pen & Sword. I think this one is one of the best in the series if not the best. It covers a wide range…
The Diary of Jack the Ripper by Shirley Harrison – The Chilling Confessions of James Maybrick – is a long book, but well worth reading. Check my notes on where the picture was taken. The book also contains the reproduction in full of the diary…
How to Tankie by Darth Putin – The Anti-Imperialist’s Guide to the Modern World. This is a must read for anyone who wants to know how to be a tankie or to understand tankies everywhere. What about Iraq? It’s not easy because: “As a tankie,…
A History of Women in Medicine and Medical Research by Dale DeBakcsy* – Exploring the Trailblazers of STEM – is a must read book, without any doubt. It is really well researched, the biographies of those fascinating women are described in a few pages, offering…
The COVID-19 Catastrophe by Richard Horton – What’s Gone Wrong and How to Stop It Happening Again – is a catastrophe in itself. Gosh this book was a disappointment. I only read it because I was at the library, waiting for something and it was…
I wanted to read How Britain Shaped the Manufacturing World by Philip Hamlyn Williams* because I studied economic history last year and I liked the subject a lot. On top of that the author’s great grandfather exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. That made…
The History of the London Underground Map by Caroline Roope* is a good book, it covers both the history of the map and some of the history of the building of the tube too. I wanted to read this book because I love the tube’s…
Sex and Sexuality in Medieval England by Kathryn Warner* is the latest in this series that I read. I find these fascinating, even if some of the issues are repeating. I really enjoy reading the different style of writing as well. This was for me…
War Trials by Will Yates* is a non-fiction book on the case against Joseph McCleary who was on trial for the drowning of an Iraqi teenager. Anyone knowing the story knows that he was acquitted, but it did not end there and 2 more investigations…
The Tudors by Charlotte Bolland – Passion, Power and Politics – is the book published alongside the special exhibition with the same name held at Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. I loved the exhibition, it was very well presented and lovely to see all those…
La propaganda franquista durante la Guerra Civil by María-del-Pilar Rodríguez-Hernandez is a book, in Spanish, about propaganda during the Spanish Civil War. It is a short book, well structured, touching on different aspects of propaganda. The book starts with a presentation of what propaganda is…
Victorian Fashions for Women by Fiona Kay, Neil Storey* is a fascinating book on Victorian fashion. It has 70 photos and those pictures offer a good insight into how fashion evolved. I like that the photos are both spread out in the book and also…
How the Black Death Gave Us the NHS by Jaime Breitnauer* caught my eyes because I thought it will be relevant for my studies next year. It was not, but it was a very interesting book and I’m glad I’ve read it. Despite its name,…
No Other Way by Liz Woolley, Christopher Farman, and Valery Rose is a short but interesting book on Oxford’s involvement in the Spanish Civil War. All of Oxford – town and gown – was affected by what was happening in Spain. Because of its focus…