Books in Timeliners series

The story of the first marathonThe story of Cimon, the legendary young athlete who ran to Athens with the news of the Greek’s victory over the Persians at the Battle of Marathon—a feat that inspired one of the greatest of all modern races.

Walter Giffard of Normandy is a proud and ambitious knight. He longs to get his hands on the rich green fields of Buckinghamshire. So when William Duke of Normandy asks for help to conquer England, Walter hurries to his lord’s side. But if William wants the English crown, he’s going to have to fight for it.

A unique combination of fiction and information, each exciting volume in this series brings the past alive by linking key events to a fast moving narrative. The series is characterised by short chapters, wonderful illustrations and a glossary of unfamiliar terms.

In each book in this series, the author tells the tale of a big event in history, capturing the excitement and action in a narrative account based on the facts as we know them today. The text is broken up by line illustrations.

Please Help, Miss Nightingale! tells the story of Florence Nightingale, who in 1854 set sail for Scutari with a band of nurses, determined to help the British soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. When she first arrived, she was not welcomed. By the time she left, she was hailed as the soldiers’ friend.

Sink the Armada! begins in Spain with the Duke of Medina-Sidonia receiving a most unwelcome letter. Meanwhile, in distant England, young Tom Barnecut dreams of sailing into battle with his hero, Sir Francis Drake.

Baron William de Mowbray and his wife Alice have had enough of King John. They rebel against him, risking everything—even their lives. Somehow the cruel King has to be brought to justice. He must be forced to sign a charter, a Great Charter, Magna Carta.

When Morcant and his father see a strange ship into the English Channel, they fear the worst. A few days later, Julius Caesar’s army fights its way onto the beach nearby—and Morcant’s life is soon in dreadful danger.

Now that Alfred the Great is dead, who will lead the Anglo-Saxons in their struggle against the Danes? The obvious choice is Edward, the new King of Wessex. But Edward’s sister, the Lady of the Mercians, is just as powerful, just as wise. Now she must choose which comes first, defeating the Danes or holding the family together.

Covers the history of flight from its earliest beginnings to the first manned flight and the jet age.

Covers the history of ships from ancient times through the age of the steamship to the present day.

Surveys inventions throughout history in relation to the needs, skills, and technologies of the people living at particular times