Pen and Sword Family History

A comprehensive guide to finding Yorkshire ancestors online, featuring updated tips and resources for effective research.Tracing your Yorkshire ancestors using the internet has never been easier, with...

DNA research is one of the most important and rapidly advancing areas in modern science and the practical use of DNA testing in genealogy is one of its most exciting applications. This accessible, wide-ranging...

A practical guide to researching those ancestors who may have faced discrimination due to their own misfortune or society's judgement on their circumstances.

Tracing your Family History using Irish Newspapers is a great introduction for the family historian into Irish newspapers, journals and periodicals.

How can you find out about the lives of ancestors who were involved in the world of theatre: on stage and on film, in the music halls and travelling shows, in the circus and in all sorts of other forms of public performance? Katharine Cockin’s handbook provides a fascinating introduction for readers searching for information about ancestors who ...

A practical guide to researching ancestors from Northern Ireland's capital city.Straddling parts of Counties Antrim and Down, the city of Belfast has seen its fair share of history across the centuries....

How has the place we live in changed, developed, and grown over the centuries? That is the basic question local historians seek to answer. The answer is to be found in the sources of information that previous generations have left us.

This book is an invaluable ‘tool of the trade’ for anyone trying to identify or interpret photos. – Peter Hart, Military HistorianIdentifying Cap Badges is the book that has been missing from...