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In the course of the Hundred Years War, Henry V was the English figure most responsible for the mutual antipathy that existed between France and England. His art of attacking...

This book is concerned with the ecclesiastical courts set up by the papacy to hear specific cases on its behalf in the localities. It embodies the results of the examination...

Will its words uncover a dark family secret?Readers love Josephine Cox!'Loved the story and the characters''Family secrets hidden away for years. I really loved this story''I was hooked from start...

'Fast paced and packed with the Yorkshire duo's trademark humour' Daily Mirror'These stories will make a perfect Christmas present for mystery fiction aficionados' Guardian 'Fast paced and packed with the...

  Don't miss the third adrenaline-filled, action-adventure in the Joe Mason series! When Joe Mason agrees to transport a priceless gold basin to its new owner, the ex-MI5 operative arrives...

A summer that changed everything. A second chance to put things right.~~~'Heart-warming, funny, and completely brilliant!' Jaimie Admans Four years ago, Elodie Parker left the village of Little Heaton where...

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve . . .The #1 internationally bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in this action-packed tale...

The shocking true story of one of Britain's most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operations Bristol, 1979.An attacker roams the streets...Young women are warned not to go out alone...Enter...

A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is...

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph'On nearly every page a random...

'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors,...

The unputdownable new rollercoaster read from Sunday Times bestseller Jeffrey Archer - one of the must read books of 2024! 'An absolute page-turner' reader review'Impossible to put down' reader review'So...

'Pacey, twisty and with so many reveals I literally did have my jaw in the floor! I absolutely loved this book. If you're a fan of a thriller, great drama,...

This paperback edition of this seminal new study of a key battle of the Civil Wars re-examines one of England's most mysterious battlefields at Edgehill, and it combines the work...

Autumn 1536. Both Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn are dead. Henry VIII has married Jane Seymour, and still awaits his longed-for male heir. Disaffected conservatives in England may have...

The Fogg Art Museum's silver collection is one of the most significant in America and includes objects that range from Elizabethan cups to works by such celebrated artists as Paul...

Focuses on Bow Porcelain which is one of the best known and characteristically English porcelain ever produced in this country. Elizabeth Adams is the author of "Chelsea Porcelain" and the...

This series of books provides a fresh user-friendly look at the military airfields of the British Isles. The series is split geographically, each book including a number of counties on...

Reproduction of 48 maps from Lincolnshire's past sheds new light on the county's history. The low-lying parts of Lincolnshire are covered by an array of maps of intermediate scope, covering...

Timothy Venning's exploration of the alternative paths that British history might easily have taken moves on to the Wars of the Roses. What if Richard of York had not given...

Histories of the Hundred Years War have been written, and accounts of the famous battles, but until now no book has concentrated on the sieges that played a decisive role...

This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research by the author, who is a King Arthur specialist and bestseller. The book brings new information to...

Waller, Essex, Fairfax, Manchester and Cromwell are among the most famous military men who fought for Parliament during the English Civil War. While their performance as generals has been explored...

UNFINISHED BUSINESS focuses on an ordinary suburban office worker, fundamentally weak but always keeping his eyes fixed on some horizon where a heightened, romantic, better world must surely exist. Faced...

From the queen of feelgood fiction, an uplifting new novel of friendship, families and finding love . . .'What a gorgeous book! Jill has a great gift for characterisation -...

Anglo-Saxon Military Institutions: On the Eve of the Norman Conquest

'This is a rich, beautiful and deeply moving book' GEORGE MONBIOT'I loved this book' CLOVER STROUDOnce Upon a Raven's Nest is the story of a working class man, one Thomas...

The importance of cricket to England has been immortalised in the art and literature of a thousand years. For countless artists and writers across the centuries, the culture and aesthetics...

Death and danger await intrepid nun Hildegard of Meaux when she undertakes a secret mission for the good of her Order, in this eleventh action-packed installment of the medieval mystery...

When the wise woman Magda Digby is suspected of murder, Owen Archer sets out to prove her innocence in this intricately plotted medieval mystery. May, 1375. Owen Archer returns from...

From the Costa Award-winning author Hilary McKay, comes a moving World War II story of family and friendship on opposite sides of a devastating conflict. The Swallows' Flight is the...

The heartbreaking new novel from the author of An Orphan's Wish.Having recently arrived in England, abandoned by her father and brother, Isabella is left to look after her dying mother...

One of the highly praised Lakeland poets, alongside his friend William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a founder of the Romantic movement in England. His work - still popular today...

From the bestselling author of Diary of an MP's Wife comes a beautiful discovery of Britain's great coastal pathIn Edgeland, the political diarist Sasha Swire escapes the confines of Westminster...

The No. 1? New York Times?bestselling?Silver in the Bone.? A deliciously addictive high-stakes fantasy duology from Alexandra Bracken,?author of?Lore.?Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.    ...

WINNER of the James Tait Black Prize 2021 and The Republic of Consciousness Prize 2021.As seen in Document Journal, Guardian and The White ReviewLush and frothy, incisive and witty, Shola...

One week to fall in love. Seven months apart. A summer to make it right.'An emotional rollercoaster of a read. I cried with joy and sadness' reader review'So gripping and...

'Smart, empathetic and all too real. I love her writing' LIZ NUGENT One murder, three families destroyedAnd a detective guilty of a crime of her own When 18-year-old Ben Renshaw...

The importance of cricket to England has been immortalised in the art and literature of a thousand years. For countless artists and writers across the centuries, the culture and aesthetics...

Can we ever really know the truth about our parents? From the popular journalist, podcaster and tweeter about his rescue dog #SophiefromRomania comes a moving memoir in search of the...

'Move over Morse. Simon Mason Oxford crime novel breathes fresh life into the police procedural' Val McDermid'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any...

What does 'custard and jelly' mean in cockney rhyming slang?Which biscuit has half of its name on top of the cooker and the other half on the door?And 25 million...

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' DAILY MAIL     A charming historical mystery set in 1960s Yorkshire, starring prisoner governor and amateur sleuth...

A TERRIBLE CRIME WAITS TO BE UNEARTHED.The second twisty and atmospheric Wiltshire-set crime novel in the DI Lockyer Series. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and Val McDermid.A long, hot...

Having escaped domestic servitude in Germany by teaching herself to sing, and established a career in England, Caroline Herschel learned astronomy while helping her brother William, then Astronomer Royal.Soon making...

The spooky, swoony YA debut from BookTok star @Merrowchild! Someone is stripping Europe's most haunted city of its spirits. When self-destructive, 16-year-old seer, Charlie Frith, realises that one of his...

This fascinating book explores the transformations that have seen Bournemouth develop from a small seaside town into a major South Coast resort and bustling centre of commerce. Beautiful archive images...

Henry VII's father died in prison before he was born. Henry VIII was too fat to walk down the stairs. Mary Queen of Scots was almost killed by an earthquake...