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Villains of Yore
Take some twenty wicked British villains. Add their dastardly crimes. Then include their miserable backgrounds. Mix in some nefarious conversations and combine all this together to produce an exciting collection of stories: Villains of Yore. This book describes in an entertaining way through conversations and facts how criminals from Richard Pudlicott (1303) up to the 20th Century Elephant Gang operated on the wrong side of the law to make their fortunes. Reading your way through these 700 years, you will come across well-known characters such as Dick Turpin, Burke and Hare and Moll Cutpurse, as well as some lesser known but equally nasty characters, including Colonel Thomas Blood, Mary Carleton and Jonathan Wild, the 'Thief-taker General'. "Villains of Yore" by D. Lawrence-Young will open your eyes to the criminal world and give you a completely new view on British social history.
Tolpuddle
George Loveless and five other agricultural labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset dare to set up a trade-union in 1834. Its aim is to improve their pay and working conditions. The authorities claim this is illegal and after a short trial sentence them to be transported to Australia for seven years. There they are separated and set to work in slave-like conditions. Meanwhile, back in England, their trial has hit the headlines resulting in processions and petitions to secure their release. This novel, based on a true story, records how these six simple but savvy men take on the conservative British government, fight for liberty and better conditions for the working-man and win.
Young Lorenzo
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Young Lorenzo
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Two Bullets in Sarajevo
In the summer of 1914, Europe was a large bonfire just waiting to be lit... Princip, a poverty-stricken student, becomes involved with an extreme Serbian nationalist organisation known as the Black Hand, which dreams of achieving independence from Austria. Opposing them, the Austrian Emperor, Franz Josef is determined not to give in to Serbia’s demands and sends his nephew, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, to ‘show the flag’ in Sarajevo. This is a golden opportunity for Princip et al to act. They assassinate the archduke and his wife, but have to pay the price for this act of murder. Two Bullets in Sarajevo is a different style novel about the First World War. Instead of dealing with the ...
Sail Away from Botany Bay
1791. Three years after being transported to Botany Bay, Mary Broad, her two small children, husband and several desperate prisoners escape the cruel conditions of Australia's first convict colony. Stealing a boat in the middle of the night, they set off on their long voyage north -? to freedom or death. After many adventures fighting the sea and warlike Aborigines, they succeed in crossing the shark-infested Timor Sea and land safely at Batavia (Indonesia), but there a cruel surprise awaits them. Someone betrays them to the authorities. Will they be sent back to Australia or will they now rot in a dark Batavian prison instead? Will they ever return to England? Based on a true story, D. Lawrence-Young has succeeded again in telling how a small group of determined individuals take on a vengeful government and win.
Arrows Over Agincourt
"Then call we this, the field of Agincourt." (Shakespeare: "Henry V") 1415, Davey and Tom, two eighteen- year old lads looking for excitement, join Henry V's army despite their parents' and girlfriends' wishes. The king is determined to regain his lost lands in France, and the two lads, now archers in his army, set sail for France hoping for adventures and the spoils of war. Their hopes of a quick and glorious victory are shattered during the prolonged siege at Harfleur where they witness the deaths of thousands of their fellow soldiers and some of their friends. Eventually, the king's forces prevail, but now this small and sickly army must march many miles to meet the over-confident French army at Agincourt. Will the dispirited English army have any chance this time? Will our heroes return to England rich and unharmed to marry their sweethearts? Based on much historical research, this novel gives the reader a new and distinctive insight into what it was like to be a medieval soldier at one of England's finest military events.
Arrows Over Agincourt
1415. Davey and Tom, two eighteen-year old country lads looking for excitement, join Henry V's army despite their parents' and girlfriends' wishes. The king is determined to regain his lost French lands and the two lads, now archers, set sail for France hoping for adventures and the spoils of war. Their hopes of a glorious victory are shattered during the prolonged siege at Harfleur where they witness the death of thousands of their fellow soldiers. Eventually Henry's forces prevail but now his small and sickly army must march many miles to meet the over-confident enemy again at Agincourt. Will the dispirited English army have any chance this time? Will Davey and Tom return to England to marry their sweethearts? Based on much historical research, this novel gives the reader a new and distinctive insight into one of England's finest military moments.
Anne of Cleves
Lara E. Eakins presents a biographical sketch of Queen consort of England Anne of Cleves (1515-1557), the fourth wife of King of England Henry VIII (1491-1547), as part of a resource on the Tudor period (1485-1603) of English history. Eakins includes biographical information about Henry VIII, as well as images of paintings and other artistic renderings related to Anne of Cleves.
Kill the King! And Other Conspiracies
Being the ruler of England has always been fraught with danger. In Kill the King! you will see that many people wanted to assassinate you! At least two plots were aimed at Henry VII and George III, four against Elizabeth I, and more than three against James I. Queen Victoria survived eight plots while the present Queen Elizabeth II has survived three. William II was accidentally (?) killed hunting while two Anglo-Saxon kings were also murdered - one of them while he was in the loo! Several of these stories such as the Gunpowder Plot are well-known, but how many people know about the Ridolphi or Babington plots? Would history have changed if Guy Fawkes had succeeded? D. Lawrence-Young, a retired English and history lecturer, has written over twenty historical novels which have been published in the UK, USA and Israel. Kill the King! describes over thirty murderous plots in a serious but light-hearted way, and this book should shed much light on your understanding of England's murderous history.
