Product Description: 19th Century Barnsley Murders is a telling account of crimes in the Barnsley area that have remained unpublished for more than a century. The book reveals the dark heart of the town and reflects not only the poverty and squalor in which many people of the time lived, but also the deep-rooted prejudices and double standards of the period...read more

Product Description: Many Rotherham men had never fired a shot in their lives before they enlisted, to fight in what quickly became known as the Great War. Some of them had never traveled further than Sheffield or Doncaster and had only used lathes and ploughshares, prior to conscription...read more

Product Description: Discover the darker side of Halifax with this chilling collection of true-life murders from the town’s past. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes the case of a husband who boasted that he had played ‘Jack the Ripper’ after slitting his wife’s throat, a mother who murdered her two children, and a man who was bludgeoned to death in a newspaper office...read more

Product Description: Taking you through the year day by day, The Leeds Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing, and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the city. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed...read more

Product Description: Taking you through the year day by day, The Sheffield Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods of history. Events include matters of national importance such as the Coronation of George IV, as well as local incidents such as the Sheffield Outrages and accounts of riots in the town...read more

Product Description: Discover the darker side of Leeds with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the city. Featuring all factions of the criminal underworld, this macabre selection of tales includes the case of Mary Bateman, known as the Yorkshire Witch, and that tale of a man so determined to kill his wife that he tried five times, before finally succeeding with his sixth attempt...read more

Product Description: In this selection of fascinating archive images paired with modern photography of the same scenes today, Margaret and Chris Drinkall capture the process of the transformation in Rotherham, in terms of its people, its society and its very structure.

Product Description: Discover the darker side of Yorkshire with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the county. Featuring tales of highwaymen, cut throats, poachers, poisoners, thieves and murderers, all factions of the criminal underworld are included in this macabre selection of tales...read more

Product Description: In July 1922 the Rotherham Advertiser requested that the people of Rotherham remember the impact which the First World War had on the town and the changes which had been made. They recommended that: "it be placed on record how the town was transformed by its army battalions, the recruitment drives which took place, the massive loss of life, food shortages, queues, and rationing, how women were performing men’s work and the zeppelin raids...read more

Product Description: The records of the Sheffield Workhouse were destroyed in the bombing of Sheffield during the Second World War. However, using archive material, newspaper reports, and the remaining Guardians' minutes from 1890, this book reveals the story of this feared local institution...read more