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Helena Kelly
The Life and Lies of Charles DickensThink you already know the story of Charles Dic...Think you already know the story of Charles Dickens' life? Think again. Almost everything you're familiar with was first mentioned in an authorised biography written by Dickens' close friend John F... -
Alistair Moffat
Between Britain : Walking the History of England and ScotlandThe border between Scotland and England is rich...The border between Scotland and England is rich in history. It has been the site of battles, treaties, castles and crossroads. It is also a place where both countries display their nationalism: Sal... -
Alistair Moffat
The Highlands and Islands of ScotlandAlistair Moffat tells the extraordinary story o...Alistair Moffat tells the extraordinary story of the Highlands in the most detailed book ever written about this remarkable part of Scotland. This is the story of the Highlands and Islands of Scotl... -
Callum Watson
1314: The Year of BannockburnThe Battle of Bannockburn has long been recogni...The Battle of Bannockburn has long been recognised as one of the most influential moments in Scottish history. The fighting that took place on 23rd and 24th June 1314 is frequently presented as a s... -
Alan Johnson
Harold Wilson**Pre-Order Publication date: 26th Sept 2024** ...**Pre-Order Publication date: 26th Sept 2024** The ex-politician and bestselling author Alan Johnson, who was a Labour cabinet minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, takes on the life and prem... -
Prit Buttar
To Besiege a City : Leningrad 1941–42Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Bo...Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2024. A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges. Masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using origina... -
Prit Buttar
Hero City**Pre-Order Publication date: 12th Sept 2024** ...**Pre-Order Publication date: 12th Sept 2024** One of the greatest ever sieges is masterfully brought to life by a leading expert on the Eastern Front. At the height of World War II the people of L... -
Kathryn Hughes
Catland : Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern WorldSome called it a craze. To others it was a cult...Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era. ‘He invented a whole cat world’... -
Leslie Hills
10 Scotland Street10 Scotland Street – the story of an Edinburgh ...10 Scotland Street – the story of an Edinburgh home and its cast of booksellers, silk merchants, sailors, preachers, politicians, cholera and coincidence and its widespread connections over two cen... -
William Dalrymple
The Golden RoadIndia is the forgotten heart of the ancient wor...India is the forgotten heart of the ancient world. For a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilisation, creating around it a vast empire of ideas. Indian art, re... -
Tessa Boase, Etta Lemon
The woman who saved the birdsRead the fascinating story of one of the greate...Read the fascinating story of one of the greatest unsung figures of the nature conservation movement, founder of the RSPB and icon of early animal rights activism, Etta Lemon. A heroine for our tim... -
John Fulton
Slavery and the Scottish EnlightenmentHow did the evil nature of slavery become enshr...How did the evil nature of slavery become enshrined in law in Great Britain? What drove the change in public perception? What were the key victories on the journey to abolition and who were the key...
