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REDISCOVERED WOMAN: Radlett-based historian’s book brings Tudor lady out of ‘the shadows of the past’ - My Local News Did last month’s article on famous women in history catch your eye? After seeing the story, local resident Deborah Spring contacted Radlett News to

The brilliant Deborah Spring discussing her biography of Lady Anne Bacon. #Tudors
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Ellise Hopkins, seen here, pressured for the Amendment Act of 1880 which made it illegal for children under 16 to live in brothels. The police were given powers to remove children from such premises and place them in certified industrial schools. For more, www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Music-making in the Hertfordshire Parish, 1760–1870

"An informative, academic book on a subject rarely studied." The Music Box www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Letchworth Settlement, 1920–2020

"Excellently illustrated throughout from the Settlement Archive, newspapers and other key resources, each chapter is enhanced by illustrations and endnotes. A valuable addition to the bookshelves and of interest to historians and educationalists." J Tunesi www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

St Albans: Life on the Home Front, 1914-1918

"an excellent and illuminating panorama of St Albans from 1914 to 1918" Richard Batten, International Journal of Regional and Local History #WW1 www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Lady Anne Bacon

"Deborah Spring provides an expertly researched, detailed and highly comprehensive life of Anne Bacon. Well-written and full of detail, 'Lady Anne Bacon' is a wonderful addition to the growing body of works on Tudor women." Elizabeth Norton, Historian & Broadcaster www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Humphry Repton in Hertfordshire

"In short, the book is an object lesson in the presentation of local history. At £25 it represents unbelievably good value." Michael Symes, The Local Historian www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

William Ellis wrote enthusiastically about Devonshire White Ale. The brew was fermented in earthenware 'steens'. He wrote: "This famous liquor is of such a salubrious nature as renders it a most agreeable drink both to the sedentary and active person."
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Shaping the Past

"'Shaping the Past' has a rich diversity of content but also an overarching theme which captures the essence of the work and philosophy of its dedicatee. It is a worthy tribute to a great historian and a great friend." Alan G. Crosby, Landscape History www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

The shrine of St Alban was the centrepiece of the medieval abbey church, supposedly containing the martyr's relics, 'discovered' by Offa in 793. The current shrine dates from 1308. It was destroyed at the dissolution of the abbey, but later restored. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Peasant Perspectives on the Medieval Landscape

"Susan Kilby is one of the brightest and the best of the new historians. This book provides an exciting and entirely novel perspective on the medieval countryside."
Dr Mark Gardiner
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This is Moseley Hall. The hall was the centre of village life; the family organised and supported village traditions, such as the yeomanry and the hunt, and were themselves an attraction to those wishing to associate with the elite middle classes. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Archaeology in Hertfordshire

"the contributors propose and develop really interesting ideas, while also providing excellent methodological sections which constitute very good introductions to topics such as... Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating for pottery" Carenza Lewis www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Sevenoaks 1790–1914

"I want to say how much I enjoyed reading the history of Sevenoaks 1790-1914. It made a splendid job of combining rigorous analysis with plenty of evocative local detail for those of us brought up in the town." Jonathan Barry, Emeritus Professor of History www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Explorations in Local and Regional History A continuation and development of the 'Occasional Papers' of the University of Leicester's Department of English Local History.

"I would have no hesitation in recommending that someone publish with UH Press in their Explorations series."
Mandy de Belin, "From the Deer to the Fox"

If your research aligns with our Explorations series we want to hear from you.
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Bricks of Victorian London

"Beautifully produced and illustrated, it provides a scholarly basis for a better understanding of the evolution of London and its suburbs."
Malcolm Airs OBE
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A photograph of the waterfront in King's Lynn. There is a row of buildings to the left with mooring posts in front of them. A bridge across the water and a landing pontoon can be seen.

This is King's Lynn today

During the Civil War, Sir Hamon Le Strange declared support for the king. The earl of Manchester laid siege to the town. Within a month resistance collapsed and terms were agreed. The Le Stranges were liable for over £3000. For more, see www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

The Orchards of Eastern England

(2/2) A Rosemary Russet at Wymondham in Norfolk, seen above, recently lost its head in a storm. It's so hollow that virtually no heartwood remains. Few apple trees, in fact, are more than 120 yrs old.

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A photograph of a hollow tree, damaged by a storm.

(1/2) It's unclear how long apple trees can grow once they have reached the 'senescence' phase. Most planted before c.1920 are now so hollow and veteranised that they are highly vulnerable to storm damage.

Broadland

Just £15 in our sale!
Explore one of the UK's most cherished landscapes. In their new book, Tom Williamson and Alison Yardy delve deep into the history of this unique wetland area. "Broadland" offers a fresh perspective on how this region was shaped.
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Dolbadarn castle, one of Llywelyn I ab Iorwerth's earliest. The impressive tower is believed to have been added at a later stage. Various features of the original construction suggest it may have been an "experiment in stone" from which much was learned. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Dr Thomas Plume, 1630–1704

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"This is a fascinating glimpse into the life and works of a 17th century clergyman, who turned his back on the local tradition of Puritanism and who was not averse to science nor the accumulation of wealth." #Essex Family Historian

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Saving the People's Forest

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"Mark Gorman's book... fills in all sorts of historical gaps and ought to be essential reading for anyone trying to build a cross-class and multicultural environmental movement in this time of climate crisis." Luke Turner www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

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Letchworth Settlement, 1920–2020

"Full of illustrations from the Settlement's own archive, not to mention 10 colour plates and original front cover artwork by former resident, Vanessa Stone, this book is a real celebration of a hundred years of the Settlement." Herts Past & Present www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Lady Anne Bacon

Anne Bacon's husband Nicholas died after a short bout of pneumonia in 1579. In life he was a wealthy man but now Anne faced an uncertain future with an estate to manage, no great reserves of cash and bitter infighting between Nicholas's various children. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Children of the Labouring Poor

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"a significant contribution to the project of retrieving the neglected history of working children" Katrina Honeyman www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Beyond the Battlefields Käthe Buchler’s Photographs of Germany in the Great War

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Käthe Buchler was a pioneering woman photographer whose exceptional photographs offer very personal insights into Germany during WW1, with a particular focus on the home front and the lives of women and children.

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William Ellis William Ellis, who lived and farmed at Little Gaddesden in Hertfordshire in the first half of the eighteenth century (d. 1759), is an important figure in English agricultural history. In his time the most prolific writer on agriculture in England, his many works were read not only at home but also in the American colonies and continental Europe. Ellis was essentially an agricultural journalist, then a relatively new occupation. He wrote about his own life as well as those of the ordinary people of Little Gaddesden and further afield - he travelled extensively throughout the southern half of England.

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"This excellent, informative study of William Ellis and his publications will be of interest to historians of eighteenth-century farming and cookery, and, of course, Hertfordshire." Heather Falvey, The Local Historian www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

St Albans: A history Mark Freeman's classic history of St Albans, first published in 2008, has been substantially rewritten by the author and brought fully up to date, making it an invaluable guide to more than two thousand years of St Albans's history.

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"[I]nvaluably comprehensive and fascinating... no-one can afford to be without it." Ruth Jeavons, Herts Past & Present www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...