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Like Cromwell and Wolsey before him, William Paget came from nowhere to become one of Henry VIII's most powerful 'new men'. After serving as ...
Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans. In twelve journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks ...
The Tudor period is familiar to British public in reading and viewing in books, TV series and film - list is endless, from Shakespeare and Fletcher ...
'There is nothing new under the sun', a phrase ascribed originally to King Solomon, applies to the present book, with echoes of 'modern' themes exposing ...
A revisionist history showing a gradual build-up of opposition and a drift to conflict which few expected or wanted. And this was despite growing Stuart ...
The first full-length history of England in one volume for many decades - now in paperback
The English first came into existence as an idea, before ...
Stephen. John. Edward II. Richard II. Richard III. These five are widely viewed as the worst of England's medieval kings. Certainly, their reigns were ...
'Highly entertaining' - The Times
'A hymn book to the London street' - TLS
'an artful recipe book for that most crucial of human achievements: good cities ...
A lively and comprehensive history of Belfast-covering the highs and lows of a resilient city
Modern Belfast is a beautiful city with a vibrant tradition ...
The execution of King Charles I is one of the well-known facts of British history, and an often-quoted snippet from our past. He lost the ...
Jane Seymour is the wife of Henry VIII we know the least about, often written off as 'Plain Jane'. Queen of England for just seventeen ...
A pioneering look at early Scotland that transforms prehistory into gripping narrative history.
The story of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic ...
In 1601, as the reign of Elizabeth I drew to a close, the civil lawyer Thomas Wilson identified the prevailing uncertainty over the English succession ...
Guy Fawkes, born in York in 1570, is one of the key figures in British history, taking a central role in a plot that would ...
Captain Bligh's Journal is the most important of all of the primary documents relating to the infamous mutiny on the Bounty. Needless to say ...
