An outstanding coming-of-age memoir by an exciting new voice in non-fiction

A beautifully photographed historical encyclopedia of edged weapons, including knives, daggers, bayonets, machetes and khanjars, with expert commentary.

The Elizabethan court was a vibrant and colourful place, where the inherited traditions and technological skill that had characterised the Middle Ages came face to face with the decorative techniques of the Renaissance. This book shows how the Royal Armouries' collections can be studied to gain insight into this creative and dynamic period.

Traces the history and evolution of the gramophone, the intricacies of recording sound on discs or cylinders and the complex early development of the record industry. This book is suitable for music enthusiasts.

Traces the evolution of oil lighting and places on record details of the many fine lamps which served our forebears so well.