The That Was Books
The Beech Tree That Was
Not just an ordinary beech tree, but a very special one. Whilst on a visit to a school grounds, Jessica and Matthew, come across the tree that appears to have something magical about it.
The Bootle Village That Was
Once again the twins Matthew and Jessica are whisked back in time to experience history. Miranda the magic doll with her magic fan takes them back to Bootle in the nineteenth century.
The Cottage Tree That Was
This time, Miranda, with a wave of her magic fan, takes the children back in time to Bryn, on the outskirts of Ashton -in- Makerfield, Lancashire,a place, known in the past, for its coal mines.
The Everton Village That Was
After attending an Everton football match with their father, Matthew and Jessica take up an offer from their magic doll, Miranda, to take them back in time, for another adventure.
The Chief That Was
Jessica and Matthew go on holiday to America with their parents when they are suddenly whisked back in time to the nineteeth century where they meet Sitting Bull the Indian chief.
The Fifties That Was
Jessica and Matthew take us into the time of the nineteen-fifties where they experience how different life was then in England.
The Empire That Was
Jessica and Matthew go on a day out to Chester and are whisked back in time to the days of the Roman Empire, where they get to know how the Romans lived.
The Drummer Boy That Was
Miranda whisks Jessica and Matthew back to the seventeenth century where they learn about the English civil war and meet a drummer boy called Harry.
The Highwayman That Was
Jessica and Matthew are taken back to the days when highwaymen galloped along the contry lanes of England.
The Kingdom That Was
Jessica and Matthew find themselves in some trouble when they are whisked back to the time of the Vikings. They join a Viking trader and his friends on a fantastic journey to Norway.
The Knotty Ash Village That Was
Great Gran Bunting pays a visit to Jessica and Matthew's school to talk to the children about her childhood spent in Knotty Ash.
The Mersey City That Was
Jessica and Matthew are whisked back to the early twentieth century and learn how poor families scraped a living in those hard times in the city.
The Pharaoh That Was
Jessica and Matthew are whisked back to Egypt at the height of the empire, where they meet a Pharaoh.
The Pirate That Was and The Smuggler That Was
A double treat for fans of the That Was series. Join Jessica, Matthew and Miranda the doll on more wild, history-filled adventures.
The Star That Was
Matthew and Jessica find themselves back in the time of Jesus’ birth, in Bethlehem, where they meet the shepherds, the Three Kings, and the wicked King Herod.
The Swinging Time That Was
Matthew and Jessica find themselves in the exciting time of the 'swinging' sixties in Liverpool. With the help of their magic doll, Miranda, they get to experience the Beatles, Rock music and the fashions of that era.
The Town That Was
Jessica and Matthew trave back into the past and find themselves in the time of Shakespeare, experiencing what life was like at that time.
The Victorian House That Was
Jessica and Matthewa discover a magic doll and find themselves back in the Victorian times.
The War That Was
Matthew and Jessica are whisked back in time to 1940 when the second world war was going on and meet the Brown family as they experience what life was like in those days.