One of the first books to be published in Bolton was ‘A Description of Sieges and Battles of the Civil War’. Printed J Drake in 1785 it includes a picture of the execution of the earl of Derby in Churchgate, Bolton, in 1651. This appears to be a line drawing showing the earl making his […]
Books
The Battle of Waterloo
From: British Military Uniforms by James Laver, published by Penguin I already have a house full of books and you can’t see the floor of my office as it is covered in piles of books waiting to find a space on the overflowing bookshelves. The other Saturday, on my way back home, I passed by […]