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The relationship of England and Scotland became defined by events on 9 September 1513 in a battle of great size, bloodshed and finality - the Battl...

Product Description Dear Mr Cornford, It is with regret that I begin the task of writing to you about your niece, Emily. Her recent behaviour, wh...

This work presents an intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes, but the course of li...

It was Henry VIII who began the process of making England a first-rate sea-power. He inherited no more than seven warships from Henry VII, yet at h...

'A delightful insight into an eclectic life' The Daily Telegraph 'Very funny and astute . . . a loathly feast for royal-watchers' Hilary Mantel, ...

'The king of character comedy.' Good Housekeeping 'A lynchpin of British comedy.' Alan Moore The nation's favourite comedian opens up about two e...

Historian, revolutionary and cricket writer, CLR James was one of the truly radical voices of the twentieth century. Born in Trinidad in the final ...

Now a major Channel 5 series 'The Queen of Crime.' New York Times Commander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne Museum in Hamps...

Product Description Lies.Adultery.Blackmail. 'Neat and startling . P. D. James is simply a wonderful writer.' New York Times'Highly recommended.'...

From the Back Cover See through the eyes of a new generation of photographers responding to the rapidly unfolding issues shaping our lives. In thi...

Meet Cordelia Gray: twenty-two, tough, intelligent and now sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Si...

HOW DO YOU BEAT THE BULLIES AND THE BIGOTS? HERE'S HOW. The heart-breaking, inspirational (and very funny) story of the man who overcame so much, ...

Product Description When Nicolaus Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not stationary at the centre of the universe but circled the Sun, he ...

'A scary portrait of put-upon servants and potty aristos ... this is arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year' Max Hastings, S...

'This book inflicts more shocks than an electric fence.' Daily Mail Charley has a strange feeling when she sees the idyllic mill house with its ...

Product Description A terrifying novel of a young man who is willing to defy everything. Even death...Fabian Hightower has been killed in a ca...

‘Peter James is one of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world’ – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher seriesMe...