Odd One Out: The Devilish Quiz for History Lovers

Paul Sullivan • £4.99
The History Press

60 questions, 3 choices each, 1 answer – how much do you know about British history?

Banned beards, efficient executioners and resilient Prime Ministers… Britain’s history is packed full of little known facts and quirky tales. Bamboozle friends and wow fellow history buffs with this unusual collection of knowledge.

This is a collection of 60 questions from across Britain’s history, each with three potential answers – but only one of them is correct. Each question is backed up with insightful snippets of information that provide a delightful backdrop to the surprising answer.

Can you answer these questions? (Answers below!)

1. Which of these famous leaders banned beards for practical reasons?
1. Alexander the Great
2. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
3. Tony Blair
2. All three were hanged—but only one died. Which one?
1. William Duell
2. John Lee
3. Robert Goodale
3. Three British Kings—but which was the only one to speak English?
1. William I
2. Richard I
3. George I

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The Great War 100

Scott Addington • £25
The History Press

Explore World War One as never before in stunningly designed infographics, and enjoy a unique way of finding out about all aspects of this grave conflict.

From the weapons used to the men on the ground, this fascinating new approach offers informative, easy-to digest facts about the Great War that can be understood and pored over by people of all ages.

Look out for an exclusive extract of this book in the next issue of Discover Your Ancestors Periodical

Pleasure Boating on the Thames

Simon Wenham • £14.99
The History Press

The River Thames above London underwent a dramatic transformation during the Victorian period, from a great commercial highway into a vast conduit of pleasure. Pleasure Boating on the Thames traces these changes through the history of Salter Bros, the firm that did more than any other on the waterway to popularise recreational boating, thus shedding light on 150 years of social change.

Scotland’s Hidden Harlots & Heroines

Annie Harrower-Gray • £12.99
Pen & Sword

An alternative view of Scotland’s turbulent history, revealing three centuries through the eyes of the nation’s women. Step inside the boudoirs of Edinburgh’s ladies of pleasure, whose civilised manners so confused one church minister that he ‘accidentally’ took tea in a brothel. Creep into the graveyard with Helen Torrance and Jean Waldie, convicted of body-snatching half a century before Burke and Hare. Discover the murky history of Scotland’s last witch, Helen Duncan, whose eerily accurate military predictions led to her imprisonment during the Second World War.

From ordinary labourers, prostitutes and factory hands to upper-class ladies, witches and body-snatchers, this work offers an exciting and erudite voyage through the social history of Scotland. It uncovers the harsh realities of life for women at a time when they had no possessions of their own, no vote and few career options.