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27th May, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, History, Women in History
Among the few facts of Mary Boleyn’s life is that she was the mistress of Francis I and that she gained a notorious reputation at the French court, being known as ‘the great and infamous whore’. The goal of my book about Mary was to return to the original source which gave Mary t…
13th May, 2026
When 22-year-old Richard Blanshard arrived at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976, he had no idea that he would become an official photographer for the UK and US film industry for the next two decades. Journey through his remarkable collection, spanning stars and celebrities from t…
13th May, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, True Crime, Women in History
‘The tracking down of the really dangerous criminal is regarded as a man’s job, and men have taken good care to see that such work remains in their own hands.’ So argued May Storey, a private detective of the 1930s famed for shadowing dope pedlars, locating missing heirs, and cat…
14th April, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, Maritime, Women in History
Most people know Titanic sank in April 1912 with a great loss of life. Most people also know that the great ship was supposed to be unsinkable. But what many people don’t know are the individual survivor stories, stories of courage and kindness in the lifeboats on that terrible n…
26th March, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, History, Maritime
Despite his immense legacy, Greenvile Collins (1643-94), might be the most important naval officer you’ve never heard of. In Master and Cartographer, yachting journalist Alan Harper tells his incredible story in full for the first time. Here, Alan answers questions about this fas…
24th March, 2026 in Folklore
Feline Folk Tales brings together catlore from all corners of the world and I was pleasantly surprised by the vast number of stories I came across in my research. Narrowing them down made for a tricky task, but I hope the reader is inspired by my selection and enjoys dipping and…
19th March, 2026 in History, Local & Family History, Military
When we think of the Blitz, our minds often go straight to major cities and industrial centres like London, Glasgow, and Coventry. But that’s only half of the story. Blitz on Cheshire is a look into the devastation that everyday people suffered at the hands of the Nazis. Through…
6th March, 2026 in Society & Culture, Women in History
I was fortunate enough to be brought up by a Greenham Common Woman and this involved starting my feminist journey incredibly young – one of my earliest memories is of humming along to the Tammy Wynette song Stand By Your Man and seeing my mum rolling her eyes, barely able to cont…
25th February, 2026 in History, Women in History
One of the most intriguing aspects of Anne Boleyn, and likely why she still fascinates us 500 years after her death, is the fact that we don’t even know what she looked like. Even that most basic element, seeing the face of the woman who the King of England ripped the entire coun…
18th February, 2026 in History, Local & Family History, Society & Culture
March 17th is Saint Patrick’s Day, the feast day of the saint traditionally credited with converting Ireland to Christianity in the 5th century. The date has become an occasion to celebrate wider Irish identity, its uptake a reflection of modern Irish history. Irish emigration fr…
5th February, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, Entertainment, Women in History
Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime and world’s best-selling author, wrote 66 novels and over 150 short stories. Can you uncover these Agatha Christie novels using just three clues? Q1. Poirot cuts short his stay in Istanbul A mysterious person wearing a red kimono Poirot refuses…
27th January, 2026 in Biography & Memoir
In recent decades, Holocaust Memorial Day has been officially adopted as a public commemoration by governments across the world, as a universal commitment to remember Jewish suffering and an attempt to ensure that nothing like it could ever happen again. But it’s also worth ackno…
27th January, 2026 in Biography & Memoir, Military
BELGIUM: A MAN OF LETTERS On the day that Else Samter was issued with her British visa, her brother, Kurt Grelling, was nearing the end of a three-week stay with his family in Oostduinkerke, a resort town on the Belgian coast. With the forces of the Wehrmacht massing along the bo…
9th January, 2026 in Fiction, Folklore, Trivia & Gift
Stories are important, folk tales echo the hopes and dreams of generations long lost in the mists of time. They will echo on, into the future, for as long as people will fall in love. The tragic story of a thwarted love, but one that cannot be denied. Rowan trees were considered…
27th November, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, History, Women in History
Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Science tells the story of eleven incredible women pioneers who excelled at science, overcame prejudice and made significant discoveries along the way. Author, Stella Butler, pays tribute to these remarkable women and answers our questions. What insp…
20th November, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, History, Women in History
When I first heard about the destiny of Princess Louise, mother of the famous Prince Albert, I was left shivering. Yes, it was a cold and dark winters day and the medievally adorned ballroom in Rosenau Castle in Coburg, where Louise once danced and her son Albert was christened,…
20th November, 2025 in Entertainment, Society & Culture
For nearly eighty years, the Royal Family has been part of cinema’s grandest nights, mixing royal elegance with celebrity glamour. Authors Gareth Owen and Robert Sellers guide you through the decades of the Royal Film Performance in this photographic journey of unforgettable prem…
12th November, 2025 in History, Local & Family History
Around 140 years after the Romans had deserted the shores of Britain, Ida the Flamebearer, Chief of the Angles, landed on the North East coast of, what is today, England, and founded his dynasty at Bamburgh. After bloody struggles against, and eventual victory over, the Celtic Br…
12th November, 2025 in Folklore, History
If you have ever had a good look at a map of Norway you’ll see it’s an extraordinary shape and size. It’s the same distance from Oslo to Rome as from Oslo to north Norway, so not surprisingly the country was divided into many small kingdoms. However, in the year 860 a lad was bor…
29th October, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, History, Society & Culture
Before social media, much less a #BLM hashtag, journalists of colour were putting hot metal to paper to declare that Black lives matter. Here, journalist Yvonne Singh introduces us to five of the pioneers who strove to give their communities a voice; individuals who addressed glo…
28th October, 2025 in History, Local & Family History, Women in History
Nottinghamshire has been home to some extraordinary women throughout history. They were often underestimated, demonstrated strong character and achieved their goals against the odds. Even today, they largely remain either anonymous or uncelebrated. Less than 5% of statues across…
10th October, 2025 in Transport & Industry
“RAILWAY 200. What’s that all about then?” Those ‘in the know’ will be incredulous at such a question, yet, as I have found over the past year whilst talking with many non-railway orientated people, it was not an uncommon question from the-man (or woman)-in-the-street, journalist…
2nd October, 2025 in Aviation, Biography & Memoir, Transport & Industry
Whitney Straight is a fascinating story of speed, courage, romance, determination and tragedy. Drawing on Straight’s diaries, photograph albums, and extensive archival research on both sides of the Atlantic. Biographer Paul Kenny answers our questions to bring this extraordinary…
26th September, 2025 in Folklore
Hackpen Hill was gateway to an otherworld where the fairy folk lived. This story is about how most who go to fairyland and then escape spend the rest of their lives longing to return. Enjoy this magical story extracted from The Anthology of English Folk Tales: Volume II. The bare…
25th September, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, Women in History
In Muv: The Story of the Mitford Girls’ Mother, Rachel Trethewey uses original research and first-hand testimony to tell Sydney Redesdale’s story in full for the first time, revealing a major influence for her daughters’ resolve, self-assurance and extremism. Nancy, Pamela, Diana…
17th September, 2025 in Society & Culture, Trivia & Gift
Have you ever found yourself wondering how to brew the perfect cup of coffee, or why your kettle whistles? In Physics Around the Clock, Michael Banks answers explains what physics can reveal about so many seemingly ordinary aspects of your daily routine. 1. The perfect way to coo…
1st September, 2025 in Maritime
It’s been exactly 40 years since the world was treated to blurry black-and-white visuals of the torn apart Titanic wreck – for the first time since April 1912 (officially), thanks to new era technologies that the investigators of the disaster apparently never dreamed of in 1912….
19th August, 2025 in Folklore
Since the 1930s, Walt Disney and the Disney corporation have brought us some of the most magical and spell binding cinema experiences of all time, with the vast majority of their films retelling traditional folk and fairy tales. As children, we all remember watching with wide-eye…
14th August, 2025 in Military, Women in History
Bletchley Park is perceived as a world of male intellectuals supported by a vast staff of women in menial roles – a place where men helped sway the course of the Second World War. But women were not just typists and clerks. They had serious, full-on codebreaking roles. And not ju…
13th August, 2025 in Local & Family History
England is a country which, despite its relatively small size, has a long, varied and colourful history, and much of this can still be seen and understood if you know where to look. Each of its villages, towns and cities has its own tales to tell, and the area generally known as…
#OnThisDay in 1533, Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey.👑⛪
The coronation took place while Anne was pregnant, and Henry VIII spared no expense in staging a magnificent ceremony, confident that she would soon give birth to the longed-for male heir.
Little did he know that the baby would be Elizabeth I.👸
Discover more about Anne Boleyn, her family, and the world of the Tudors in our newest Tudor books. All available via the link in our bio now!📚✨
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Recognise any of these?👀📚
We went THP book hunting in Waterstones and found a few familiar covers!😍
Which one would you have picked up?🤭📖
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Our monthly paperbacks are here!📚
From the first full-length biography of Joanna Plantagenet, to how the coconut has shaped and continues to shape our world, there`s something to peak everyone`s interest!🥥👑
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On this day in 1908, Ian Fleming, the British writer best known for his postwar James Bond spy novels, is born. 🔫🍸
Behind the tuxedos and espionage lies a rich, colourful, and compelling history of queer influence woven through the culture that inspired James Bond. 🤵♣️
Mark O`Connell declares that his book `is about those beats of history where queer creatives, artists, editors, composers, designers, actors, performers and politics collectively shape, forge and advance the Bond phenomenon.`📕
Get your copy via the link in our bio now. 🔗
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New Titles Book Stack!📚
How was your May Bank Holiday? Need a new book to read in the sun?☀️
Discover our latest releases👇:
🍸`Bond, Queer Bond` is the queer history behind the James Bond phenomenon
🚗`When Harry Met Peggy` tells the story of restoring a classic Austin 1100
⛰️ In `First on Everest`, experience the first Everest expedition with Howard Somervell and George Mallory
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Which historical time period fits your personality?📜⌛
Would you rather become Michelangelo`s muse, or yearn with the Brontës?🎨🏛️
Let us know which you are below!👇
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