Explores life in the Victorian police force from the time of Jack the Ripper, from training to discovering a murder.…

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The best introduction to England A|s most important dynasty A| DAVID STARKEY…

• Rok vydání 2022

\nNew in paperback - This is the untold story of the Second French invasion of England - 300 years after Hastings - an…

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• Rok vydání 2024

\nNew paperback edition - Before \'the greatest showman\' P.T. Barnham there was Philip Astley, a British man who completely…

\nNew B-format paperback - The first book to consider British history from a magical perspective, and how these arcane…

The first-ever biography of the most powerful woman of tenth-century England.…

John Ashdown-Hill, whose research was instrumental in the discovery of Richard III's remains, explores and unravels the web…

\nNew in paperback - This narrative is written from the \'other side\' and told as much as possible through the words of the…

Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation is the first full-length biography of the queen at the centre of the some…

• Rok vydání 2024

Five months, one week and three days of hell. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using…

A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066.…

John of Gaunt's illegitimate line whose role in the Wars of the Roses led to the capture of the crown.…

The tumultuous reign of Henry III, England's forgotten king. Henry was handed a monarchy in peril, a crown that was cracked…

New paperback edition - A re-examination of Henry VIII\'s eldest daughter, Mary, and her relationship with her father.…

The remarkable story of Myrcna hlaefdige, the Lady of the Mercians - Alfred the Great's daughter and the only female ruler…

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Many people know about Wessex, the ‘Last Kingdom’ of the Anglo‑Saxons to fall to the Northmen, but another kingdom, Mercia,…

\nNew paperback edition - From a New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer-nominated journalist, the recently…

The lives of the kings, queens, princes and princesses of Wales…

\nNew B-format paperback - This fascinating book explores the status of women in medieval England, both before and after the…

\nNew B-format paperback - This book explores a part of the King Arthur story often ignored - his exploits on the continent.…

When Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have chosen any bride he wanted, but it was the beautiful…

The year 1066: a battlefield in England, a mighty king lies prone on the ground, his lifeblood ebbing out of him. As he…

\nNew in paperback - The surprising story of one of the darkest episodes in espionage history: the \'midnight war\' devised…

The building, military use and descent into ruin of the most important Roman frontier ever built.…

\nNew B-format paperback - 25 December 1941 is known to this day by the people of Hong Kong as \'Black Christmas\'. The…

With a hundred haikus, each accompanied by a wonderful full-page illustration and enlightening commentary, this book is…

• Rok vydání 2012

Mary Tudor was the first female English sovereign - a ruling queen who was not simply the consort of the king. Yet little is…

New B-format paperback edition - A monumental new life of Ancient Rome\'s most illustrious complex and legendary leader -…

The amazing story of one of the 'Few', fighter ace Tom Neil who shot down 13 enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain.…

The definitive biography of the famous English outlaw who rebelled against William the Conqueror…

The first ever full-scale biography of the last native Prince of Wales who fought to maintain an independent Wales.…

\nNew paperback edition - An original exploration of the United States\' birth out of British culture and influence - the…

A unique guide to all aspects of life in the Middle Ages.…

Fortress, palace & prison, the 1000-year story of the Tower…

The family of Anne Boleyn, the infamous wife of Henry VIII, appeared from nowhere at the end of the fourteenth century and…

Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during William Shakespeare's time in the city.…

New B-format paperback edition. When was the story of the murder of the \'princes in the Tower\' put out? What bones were…

• Rok vydání 2013

Edward the Confessor was the son of King Aethelred the Unready of the House of Wessex. The family was exiled to Normandy…

The amazing story of one of `the Few', Spitfire fighter pilot Gordon Olive, who shot down ten enemy aircraft during the…

• Rok vydání 2022

\nNew in paperback - One of England\'s great noble families, The Greys - a colourful story of bloodshed, marriage and…

\nNew paperback edition - The story of Brunel\'s most famous ship and the people who knew her, using new archive sources.\n…

• Rok vydání 2011

Wife, widow, mother, survivor, the story of the last queen of Henry VIII. Catherine Parr was enjoying her freedom after her…

\nNew in paperback - The powerful medieval couple who formed an empire beyond England, and whose children included Richard…