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Did you know? - The city's coat of arms reads Deffro, mae'n ddydd – 'Awake, it is day' - Cardiff

Did you Know? - The first postage stamp in the world was issued in Bath – by mistake! - Bath's

The Little Book of Shropshire is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places,

The Little Book of Edinburgh is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of

Did you know? - Richard Burton claimed that he would rather have played rugby for Wales at Cardiff

The Little Book of Birmingham is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of

Suffragettes learned jiu-jitsu, repelled policemen with their hatpins, burnt down football stadiums

The Little Book of Liverpool is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of

Did you know? - Part of the Antonine Wall runs through the course of Cawder Golf Club. - The

This book contains hundreds of 'strange but true' stories about Scottish history. Arranged into a

Did you know? - In 1824 a Pendleton tollkeeper set up Britain's first true public bus service,

The Little Book of Norfolk is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and

Did You Know? - In medieval times, Cheshire was a County Palatine with its own independent

Did you know: Hull City is the only team in the English Football League which hasn't got a single

The Little Book of Cambridgeshire is a compendium full of information which will make you say, 'I

Did you know? Ireland's only sea battle, the Battle of Tory Island, was fought off the Donegacoast

Fast-paced and fact-packed, this compendium revels in Carmarthenshire's rich heritage and what

Port Vale Football Club – the name gives no clue to its whereabouts, but this book will tell you

While we conveniently package the past into decades when talking about the 'Roaring '20s', 'the

During the eighteenth century, ladies of high society kept handwritten notes on recipes, remedies,

Mary Queen of Scots is perhaps one of the most controversial and divisive monarchs in regal

Did You Know? - Blackrock was known as Newtown until the early seventeenth century, when its name

El infinito y la nada, los grandes y pequeños amores, el dinero, las creencias, el arte y la

The Little Book of Lincolnshire is a compendium of fascinating information about this historic

Did you know? - At least 189,429 Limerick residents migrated from Ireland between 1851 and

Norwich is a city that has seen it all. Its citizens have been murdered with poisoned dumplings,

Did You Know? - Cork's Lord Mayors still annually perform the traditional 'Throwing the Dart'

The Little Book of the 1970s is a fast-paced and entertaining account of life in Britain during an

What was medicine like in the time of Shakespeare and Oliver Cromwell? How did Charles I cure a

The Little Book of Kent is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous,

The five Tudor monarchs – Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I – were some of

This is a fact-packed compendium of snippets from the past and present, including historical tales,

Did you know? - Wales is the only nation in the United Kingdom not to be represented on the Union

This is the only trivia book a Sky Blues fan could ever need, packed with facts, stats, anecdotes

'This book confirms the splendid eccentricity of the British, which often involves oddly dressed

There is nothing 'little' about the history of Essex! However, this small volume condenses that

The Little Book of Newcastle is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of

Did you know? - Butcher Keith Boxley of Wombourne made the longest continuous sausage in 1988. It

If you're interested in the story behind the deadliest conflict in human history, then this is the

Ireland's love affair with Gaelic Games in general, and Hurling in particular, has never dimmed.

Did You Know? - Kildare's highest point is Cupidstown Hill near Kilteel. - St Brigid, the

Did you know? - Reading Football Club was founded in 1871, the same year as the FA Cup, and is the

Did You Know? - Dalkey Island, which owes its name to the Vikings, has been uninhabited for the

The Sheffield United – a book on the Blades like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia,

The St Helens Miscellany is the definitive set text for every fan of the world famous Saints.

The Little Book of Liverpool FC – a book on the Reds like no other, packed with facts, stats,

This grisly collection of historic, horrid happenings from across the country demonstrates that

This book is a compendium of material, in English and Irish, on the festival of Christmas from the

The Leeds Rhinos Miscellany - a book like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and

The West Bromwich Albion Miscellany – a book on the Baggies like no other, packed with facts,