This book takes a new look at Queen Boudica, war leader, wife and mother and tries as best as possible to disentangle the facts as known from the heritage and mythology that has grown up the around the ill-fated rebellion nearly 2000 years ago.
A showcase of the work of talented the Southend Standard cartoonists of the mid-1930s - smart, analytical and topical at time and drawn from Southend Standard Archives. Although the cartoons were created 90 years ago many would not be out place today. If ever, we need a laugh and a pick-me-up this is the book for you.
In the last 2, 000 years there have been a number of bloody battles on Essex soil, but there too have been several conflicts that although sometimes violent didn't involve the loss of life. In many cases these conflicts have been hyped in contemporary media as a 'battles' and the term has stuck.
Essex is constantly in the news. Yet the county is more than 1000 years old. Its borders remained more or less unchanged until 1965 when the western part of Essex was snatched away and taken into London. Despite this change, much of the media and two generations of residents have grown up believing they are still in Essex all be it in London.
From the Romans to the Space Shuttle and Nuclear power. The remarkable history of Essex, in verse, in prose and illustration. Interesting facts given and unusual events explained. Find out why Essex has played such a pivotal role in the development of British History.
They Did Their Duty is a book with three themes. 1. It tells the story of Essex Farm and Calvaire (Essex) two WW1 cemeteries in Belgium that will forever bear the name Essex. 2. We give an overview of the WW1 Essex Regiments and 3. look at the home front through the eyes of the local press to see what readers were given by way of news.
This book examines the background and aftermath of the sealing of the Magna Carta by King John in 1215. In that year the whole of the county of Essex was designated as 'Forest'. The application of 'Forest-Law' in the county had little to with serving justice. The law was no more than a series of harsh taxes levied in all but name.
The Essex Hundred Histories' has been inspired by the ancient land system of hundreds. More than one hundred events or personalities from 2, 000 years of the county's history are covered and reflect the wide diversity of Essex to show its pivotal role in the nation's development.
