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The Despensers were a baronial English family who rose to great prominence in the reign of Edward II (1307-27) when Hugh Despenser the Younger became ...
Richard III remains one of Englands most controversial kings. Tales and descriptions of his persona and reign have been set forth by many writers and ...
On 22 August 1485, Henry Tudor emerged from the Battle of Bosworth victorious, vanquishing the forces of Richard III and, according to Shakespeare over a ...
A ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history
Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land'- a diabolical country of fallen ...
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, January 2022
A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR
A BBC HISTORY MAG ...
A spectacular new biography of the great designer, entrepreneur, abolitionist and beacon of the Industrial Revolution, by the Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum ...
The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years-exploring its profound impact on the people of Tudor England
Shortly before Easter, 1540 ...
The River Thames has been integral to the prosperity of London since Roman times. Explorers sailed away on voyages of discovery to distant lands. Colonies ...
The dramas of courtly love have captivated centuries of readers and dreamers. Yet it's too often dismissed as something which only existed in books ...
'Masterful research, impeccable detail, with a beautifully flowing narrative of which Churchill himself would have been proud.' - Professor Peter Caddick-Adams
From his earliest days Winston ...
The groundbreaking bestseller which examines the effect of empire on modern Britain
In Britain, imperialism is everywhere - though we often choose not to see it ...
One of our finest biographers tackles the dramatic and revealing reign of George V
The prequel to The Crown- the first truly candid portrait of ...
Mary Tudor's childhood was overshadowed by the men in her life: her father, Henry VII, and her brothers Arthur, heir to the Tudor throne ...
Shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2021
'Rarely has family history been so vivid' JENNY UGLOW
'An extraordinarily original work' AMANDA FOREMAN
Like many ...
A STORY OF UNSUNG BRAVERY AT A DEFINING MOMENT IN BRITAIN'S HISTORY
'Superb' Stephen Fry
'Thrillingly told' Dan Jones
'Fascinating' Neil MacGregor
'Astonishing' Peter ...