ON THIS DAY in Essex follows on from the Essex Hundred and the Essex Hundred Histories and builds a comprehensive day by day record of events in the county's history. Essex is where the unique limited edition aircraft the 'Carvair' was created and where a 'secret' nuclear bunker is open to the public.

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's first job was in Essex and Winston Churchill ended his Parliamentary career representing an Essex constituency. Essex was for many years the headquarters of Sir Alan Sugar's AMSTRAD Company. Much earlier Elizabeth I came to Tilbury to make a rousing speech and later the writer Daniel Defoe ran a brick factory there. Most intriguingly of all, many people believe that 'William Shakespeare' was only a pen name for an Essex man. Full of fascinating facts, photographs and illustrations ON THIS DAY in Essex is an absolute must for every book shelf.