He had asked his love to be his bride, and she had kissed him and said that she would be honoured. This rare love knew no ...

In 1836, Charles Henry Harrod found himself in a prison hulk awaiting transportation to Tasmania for seven years’ hard labour. He had been convicted at the Old Bailey of receiving stolen goods, and ...

Two of our folklore books have been shortlisted for the The Katharine Briggs Award 2025. We’re delighted both Historic Building Mythbusting and The Man Who Talked to the Wind have been shortlisted for ...

‘No one can know all she had to go through. The merciful judgement of all connected with that terrible life lies with God; And we may all be thankful that it does.’ Doomed survivor of a family of ...

‘The discoveries in this book shed new light on events surrounding the Princes in the Tower. Rather than favour Tudor propaganda or Victorian revisionism, this asks us to go back to the time and ...

And other Rathlin Folk Tales from the Tommy Cecil Archive ...

‘A searing account of one man's struggle for survival, as a man and as a Pole. A deeply personal exploration of one facet of the Polish experience, the author conjures up the horrors of Siberian ...

Following seven years of investigation and intelligence gathering, including archival searches around the world, Phase One of The Missing Princes Project is complete. The evidence uncovered suggests ...

Newly updated, this accessible history explores the origins and development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Why has it proved so intractable, and what are the implications of escalating tensions ...

Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis ...

‘Compelling, authoritative and as readable as the best airport thriller. It fizzes with crime, fame, power and illicit sex.’ Jeremy Vine ‘A timely and important book. It’s quite remarkable how one ...

The Mighty Goddess is a collection of 52 goddess myths from around the world written by me, Sally Pomme Clayton, with 52 papercuts created by artist and poet Sophie Herxheimer. My 40 year career as a ...