Karen Foy • £14.99
The History Press

Ever wanted to understand more about your ancestor’s sea travels? What was life like aboard ship for both passengers and crew, how long did the journey take, what kind of conditions could be expected and what exotic locations might they have visited along the way?

Following the tried and tested routes established by cargo ships, Karen Foy describes the development of passenger travel, the changing face of the vessels used and the demand for both comfort and speed. The book covers migrations to and from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada, France, South Africa, India, the West Indies, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Spain and Italy, as well as Jewish migration.

From transportation to trade, adventure to emigration, through persecution or for pleasure, she explains the reasons behind our ancestor’s desire for overseas travel and reveals the records and archives we can search to complete our own genealogical journey.

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

The Suffragette Bombers

Simon Webb • £19.99
Pen & Sword

In the years leading up to WW1, the UK was subjected to a ferocious campaign of bombing and arson. What some may find surprising, is that those conducting these terrorist offensives were members of the Women’s Social and Political Union – better known as the suffragettes. The targets for their attacks ranged from St Paul’s Cathedral and the Bank of England in London to theatres and churches in Ireland.

Simon Webb explores the way in which the suffragette bombers have been airbrushed from history, leaving us with a distorted view of the struggle for female suffrage. Not only were the suffragettes far more aggressive than is generally known, but there exists the very real and surprising possibility that their militant activities actually delayed, rather than hastened, the granting of the parliamentary vote to British women.