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The book titled Gloucestershire: Pt. 2: The Vale and the Forest of Dean by the author David Verey. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Stretching from the very fringes of London, Berkshire originally covered much of present day Oxfordshire. The variety of architecture is, consequently, broad and remarkable, from the towns of the home...

Prize-winning author Adam Nicolson tells the story he was born to write - the real story of England. It is the gentry that has made England what it was and,...

From the twice Booker-nominated author of The Year of the Runaways, a magnificent novel of love and politics, with a deeply moving family mystery at its heart In one night,...

A compelling new historical mystery from the author of The Secrets of Rochester Place and The Story Collector How far will they go to find their story? When Alexis meets...

Describes London's social life, its growth and the experiences of living in the city. With the redevelopment of Docklands and much of the East End, London is now beginning to...

The Photographic Memories series presents ov er 100 photographs of York and its surrounding areas, carefu lly selected to suit the tourist, local historian or enthusi ast of how things...

'What joy to be at sea again, adrift on the vast Pacific, in the clutches of a gifted storyteller. Harrison Christian and the mutineers of Men Without Country held me...

This inspirational interiors book, the first in the series "New Country Style", redefines English country style for a growing international, design-savvy audience. A creative new generation of city-dwellers is seeking...

Like English literature and English manners, the English style of decorating has been copied and admired for generations around the world. It is a style that can be found in...

Beautifully repackaged reissue of Penelope Lively's classic memoir The only child of divorced parents, Penelope Lively was often sent to stay at her grandparents' country house Golsoncott. Years later, as...

Bath is one of only ten World Heritage Sites in England. This book celebrates the uniqueness of the town , describing the colourful characters who are linked to its past...

The great formal gardens of Tudor and Stuart England are a lost art form. This book sets out to evoke both the people and the ideas that led to the...

England, late 1547. Henry VIII is dead. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the old king's widow Catherine Parr and her new husband Thomas Seymour. Ambitious, charming and dangerous,...

An Open Elite? sets out to test the traditional view that for centuries English landed society has been open to new families made rich by business or public office. From...

In this ambitious study, Richard Wendorf establishes the grounds of comparison between two arts that have often been linked in a casual way but whose historical interrelations remain almost completely...

An unforgettable story, tying together past and present, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris and The Royal Librarian Berlin, 1933. The night skies are burning bright...

She's no damsel in distress, and he's certainly not wearing shining armour. But one knight can change everything... Daisy Hastings has always thought she was born in the wrong era....

[A WOMAN ALWAYS LANDS ON HER FEET] THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Get ready for CAT LADY, the brilliantly bold and joyful new novel from Dawn O'Porter 'Even speaking...

'A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging... beautifully rendered' JESSICA ANDREWS 'A deeply observant, perceptive writer' JOANNA CANNON 'Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant... deserves to be on...

Four unlikely friends A shocking murder Welcome to THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But...

"The Mini Rough Guide to London" is the definitive pocket handbook to one of Europe's most dynamic cities. The guide includes a brand-new, 16-page, full-colour section, introducing London's highlights with...

Opened in 1931 as Yeadon Aerodrome, Leeds-Bradford Airport is the largest in Yorkshire. Regular flights began from the airport in 1935 with a service to Newcastle, Edinburgh and London (Heston)....

New edition of the drama and history of Britain's royal lineage from the Saxons to the Windsors From the Saxons to the Windsors, from the Tudors to Hanovers, Britain's royal...

THE NEWEST THRILLER IN THE DS ADAM TYLER SERIES, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIREWATCHING 'I was hooked on DS Adam Tyler from the first page . . . Spot...

Join local guide Phil Lister on a tour of Haworth's dark and ghostly side: meet the ghost of Room 7 at the Old White Lion, the Grey Lady of Weavers...

This introduction offers an overview of early English theatre from the earliest recorded vernacular texts in the late medieval period to the closing of the theatres in 1642. Where most...

The brand new epic family drama from the nation's favourite storyteller. Where can a daughter turn when her father's love is stolen away? When heart-broken Sarah Quinn is left to...

There have been many attempts to explain the purpose of Stonehenge. Using archaelogical detail and a knowledge of the heavens as they were many millennia ago, North establishes the function...

How Manchester United conquered all, by the players who won everything ______________________________________________________________ With a foreword by Ruud van Nistelrooy An Irish Times Bestseller The Champions League, the Club World Cup,...

'An absolute page-turner' reader review 'Impossible to put down' reader review 'So many turns and twists' reader review 'Master of the pager turner' - Daily Mail 'Compelling' - David Baldacci...

This wonderful new book by local author Malcolm Hitt and local historian Gary Firth, takes a comparative peep into how Titus Salt's model industrial village has changed since acquiring the...

The Glyndebourne Opera Festival is one of the highlights of the musical year. Since its single-handed creation in the 1930s by John Christie, a determined music lover with the means...

'An absolute page-turner' reader review 'Impossible to put down' reader review 'So many turns and twists' reader review 'Master of the pager turner' - Daily Mail 'Compelling' - David Baldacci...

Imogen Duffy is a young Irish jockey, whose fledgling career is given a huge boost when she wins a prestigious horse race at the Cheltenham Steeplechasing Festival. But all is...

Discover the heart-pounding thriller with an unforgettable ending from bestselling author, Ross Greenwood Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Stuart MacBride. A murder made to look like suicide. Another...

The English Stage tells the story of English drama through its many changes in style and convention from medieval times to the present day. John Styan analyzes the key features...

English stage censorship goes back to Tudor times, but only in the eighteenth century were the powers of the censor seriously organised. Further legislation in 1843 required theatre managers throughout...

This collection brings together a group of distinguished and original theatre historians engaged in rethinking the nature of early modern theatre history as a discipline. Whether focusing on the relation...