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The exciting tie-in to the major new series on Radio 4, written and presented by one of the UK’s leading commentators on social and political life – Jim Naughtie.The perfect read for anyone who wants to gauge the depth and spread of creativity and ge…

A thrilling account of one of English history’s most daring women, who risked everything in the dark days leading up to the Civil War. The perfect novel for fans of Suzannah Dunn and Phillipa Gregory.Court beauty, Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, f…

Deep in Marxist Guerilla territory a hopeless war is being fought.The Berlin Wall is demolished. Marx is dead. Try telling that to Ramon and his desperate men hiding in the jungle cradling their AK 47s, dusting off the slabs of Semtex and dreaming of…

Once there was a time when Romagna was named Flaminia and the Rubicon was not only a river. When in 49 BCE Julius Caesar arrived he found waiting for him a wooden palisade coloured ruby red where he deployed his legions for several months on that bor…

A tremendously vivid, page-turning and plausible novel that depicts the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, the most spirited, independent and courageous of Henry’s queens, as viewed from both the bedrooms and the kitchens of the Tudor court.Everyone knows…

Hitler, comme beaucoup d’hommes grands et talentueux, n’était pas une personne monogame. Il était entouré de nombreuses femmes. Il s’est permis de sortir à la lumière, d’aller au théâtre. Pour Eva, ce n’était pas un secret. Cependant, elle était rete…

The next exquisite Regency romance from Raven McAllan, The Scottish Lord’s Secret Bride will whisk you off your feet and sweep you into an opulent world of scandal, secrets and desire!Secrets never stay buried for long…Reluctant heiress Lady Morven W…

The former Prime Minister takes a remarkable journey into his family past to tell the richly colourful story of the British music hall in this Theatre Book Prize-shotlisted history.Music hall was one of the glories of Victorian England. Sentimental, …

Hitler, como muchos hombres grandes y talentosos, no era una persona monógama. Él estaba rodeado de muchas mujeres. Se permitió salir a la luz, ir al teatro. Para Eva, esto no era un secreto. Sin embargo, ella fue moderada y paciente, pero los elemen…

Hitler, come molti uomini grandi e talentuosi, non era una persona monogama. Era circondato da molte donne. Si concesse di uscire alla luce, andando a teatro. Per Eva, questo non era un segreto. Tuttavia, era moderata e paziente, eppure gli elementi …

Hitler, like many great and talented men, was not a monogamous person. He was surrounded by many women. He allowed himself to go out into the light, going to the theater. For Eva, this was not a secret. However, she was restrained and patient, yet th…

Scintillating, surprising, inventive fiction from one of the most talented writers in Britain – this is a superb collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of the Chaos Walking series and ‘More Than This’.Have you heard the urban myth abou…

The debut novel from legendary SAS Survival Guide author Lofty Wiseman.• Test your wits at key points in the story to see if you’d survive Operation Lavivrus, and make it home alive. Lofty has written optional questions throughout the story to give y…

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln’s Republican government were strongly against slav…

Rome, 1961. As the cameras roll on Cleopatra, the world is transfixed by the love affair emerging between Hollywood’s biggest stars: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.But on the film set, tensions are running high. The money is running out, and a m…

This edition contains a limited number of illustrations.Please note that due to the level of detail, both the map and family tree are best viewed on a tablet.A brilliantly detailed and gripping account of the assassination in 1584 of Prince William o…

In the 1600s, European travellers discovered Indian vegetarianism. Western culture was changed forever…When early travellers returned from India with news of the country’s vegetarians, they triggered a crisis in the European conscience. This panorami…

The next exquisite Regency romance from Raven McAllan, The Duke’s Seduction of Lady M will whisk you off your feet and sweep you into an opulent world of scandal, secrets and desire!Rules are meant to broken…The mysterious Lady Mary McCoy is tired of…