Michael J Kerrigan

WWII Plans That Never Happened: 1939-45

A Nazi scheme to capture the Pope, an IRA plan to invade Northern Ireland, a British plan to attack the Soviet Union after the defeat of Hitler or a Japanese seizure of the Panama Canal – it may sound unbelievable, but during World War II these operations and others as seemingly far-fetched were ser...

A Dark History : The Roman Emperors: From Julius Caesar to the Fall of Rome

From the murder of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. to the fall of Rome in A.D. 476, A Dark History: The Roman Emperors reveals the adultery, incest, profligacy, sadism, and insanity of Rome's 500-year empire, including: •A.D. 40 Caligula orders his troops to collect seashells as the "spoils of war" •A.D. 5...

Dark History of the Roman Emperors (Dark Histories)

Five of the first eleven emperors of Rome were assassinated and another two killed themselves rather than face the fury of their subjects. Nero sang while Rome burned. Caligula proclaimed himself a god. If not mad enough already, he also gave one of his horses a place on the senate. Rome rejoiced wh...

Secrets of Paris

Known adoringly as the City of Light, Paris attracts visitors from all over the world. They come to marvel at her beauty, and it is this that is captured in the pages of this beautifully photographed volume. Covering all the most important sights and arrondissements, The Secrets of Paris documents t...

Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art

Prior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft, and the most precious and expensive of such manuscripts were 'illuminated' through the use of brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments. Beginning wi...

Celtic Legends: The Gods and Warriors, Myths and Monsters

From around 750BC to 12BC, the Celts were the most powerful people in central and northern Europe. With the expansion of the Roman Empire and the later Christianization of these lands, they were pushed to the fringes of northwestern Spain, France and the British Isles. But there the mythology of the...

Best-Kept Secrets of Paris

Henry James said, 'Paris is the greatest temple ever built to material joys and the lust of the eyes'. Renowned as the City of Light, Paris is celebrated for its beautiful city plan, its architecture, museums, bridges, cathedrals, parks, shopping, flea markets, sidewalk cafés, wide and luxurious bou...

Dark history of the Catholic Church

As the title suggests, this is a book that looks at the history of the Catholic Church and the acts which might not make the cover of the Catholic Gazette!

Michael Kerrigan

Michael Kerrigan is a British television director noted for directing the The Famous Five TV series and No. 73. He directed the Doctor Who serial Battlefield in 1989. In Doctor Who Magazine #394 it was revealed that he will return to the Doctor Who universe to direct four episodes of the spin-off se...

Shakespeare on Love

To Be or Not to Be

The Eternal Cycle: Indian Myth

Forests of the Vampires

The Wise Lord of the Sky: Persian Myth

William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream

Literature Made Easy Pride and Prejudice

Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean