John Rushton's book is a study of Yorkshire from 1485 to 1558. The early Tudors found Yorkshire a troublesome county, but drew forces from the shire to frequently campaign against a no less troublesome Scotland. Daily life for most was more ordinary and less changeful than for the nobility and the emerging middle classes.

This second volume of the history of Tudor Yorkshire is a detailed study of the county from1558 to 1603, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth never visited Yorkshire but had she done so, she would have found a vibrant, young society, searching for its religious values yet determined to enjoy itself. Life was lived at the local level for all but the privileged few, yet Yorkshire contributed fully, and often uniquely, to the nation’s wealth and defence. The book is a fascinating ...

The Ryedale district of North Yorkshire holds many picturesque villages and the historic market towns of Malton, Pickering, Kirby Moorside and Helmsley set amidst a beautiful countryside. Heather moors, chalk downland, small dales and broad vales offer a contrasting scene of open land and gentle hills. In this setting, from country mansions to cottages, castles to cruck houses people have lived for thousands of years. The local historian John Rushton, traces the changing experience...

Pickering has a long, continuous history, reaching back to prehistoric times. This new book traces the story of the town down the ages from prehistoric times to Saxon village, the coming of the Normans and the building of the castle to modern times when the town's economy changed from serving farming to light industry and tourism.

This history of Pickering reproduces the Gordon Home 1905 edition and has taken the opportunity for local historian John Rushton to bring the town's story from its beginnings down to 2009.

Happiness is of course the number one feeling we all want because when we are happy our minds are clued up bright ebullient funny creative hope-full and all the other good things.Happiness is a choice, it’s a way of life not a destination. Its positivity embraced without endless excuses or stupid politically correct nonsense. It’s all about you feeling great no matter what.

Our relationship with ourselves, life and others is holistic in that it should be harmonious. If it isn't then we get discord and disharmony and then we start to do and think silly things. Our own stability is based upon our perceptions and understandings of life and how we can freely share these with others that mean something to us and similarly we mean something to them.It's rarely an even balance, however it has to be at a level that sustains meaning otherwise life becomes shal...

Thoughts, feelings, understandings, fears, etc about “Coming Out”. The audio goes through life around you, no one else just you, after all it’s your life and you are entitled to live it your way not how others want you to live it. You are not a toy or a pet or part of someone else’s aspiration or thoughts, you are unique. If others would like you to be unhappy to make them happy then they are not only ultra-selfish but quite inhuman.

It is important to value who you are. It is difficult at times when you are in a dark place and life seems to have no viable solutions as to what to do and where to go, but they are there. It's very difficult too in that dark place to have any energy as it seems to be sapped out of you because of the lack of impetus and desire.Your mind knows what is good but the body seems that it doesn't want to go any further, just waiting for that magic moment to suddenly materialize - and it d...

Many people lack self-esteem, thinking they are not good enough or aren’t as wealthy as others, or haven’t the education or if they have they aren’t in with the right people and the list of pathetic excuses proliferates. You are PEFECT just the way you are, FULL STOP. The audio outlines feeling, emotions and understanding to get to grips with the perfect you.

It’s often said that ignorance is bliss and to some extent it is because if we don’t know we carry on and do something not weighed down by negative possibilities. On the other hand, if we don’t know we can make mistakes. So, what do we do. The biggest problem we will ever have to face is our self.

This is basically a “behind the scene discussion” about the many varied topic in the series and the request from listeners to physically ask for a topic to be raised and discussed based upon their own need to hear it openly discussed.