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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…
13th August, 2025 in Folklore, Local & Family History
Wales holds in the popular imagination a reputation of magic, mystery, and ancient ways. A land apart from its’ neighbours, Cymru has been a destination for centuries, but more importantly it is home to a proud culture. Yet, despite the richness of its’ heritage, only certain asp…
14th July, 2025 in Folklore
An Irish folklore story from the new book The Anthology of Irish Folk Tales Volume II out July 2025. Every county in Ireland has its own tale of the Leannan Sidhe, the fairy lover, and County Derry is no different. The story is told of a young man trying to withstand the romantic…
20th June, 2025 in History, Society & Culture, True Crime
Seasoned journalist, acclaimed author, and true crime historian, Neil Root, delves into one of Victorian society’s most explosive scandals – The Cleveland Street Scandal. A precursor to the prosecution of Oscar Wilde, this book exposes deep-rooted corruption within the Victorian…
2nd June, 2025 in Local & Family History, Military
Tens of thousands of men and women performed heroic acts on the Home Front during the Second World War. Most were not recognised by the authorities, nor would the heroines and heroes have wished to be so commemorated – the real reward was successfully saving a person’s life.. The…
16th April, 2025 in History, Military, Society & Culture
In his book Under Fire, Stephen Bourne draws on first-hand testimonies to tell the whole story of Britain’s black community during the Second World War, shedding light on an oft neglected area of history. Drawing on a wealth of experiences from evacuees to entertainers, gove…
9th April, 2025 in History
In the thirteenth century the law and finances of each English county were under the jurisdiction of a sheriff (the word comes from ‘shire-reeve’), who was appointed by the Crown. Catherine Hanley author of A Pale Horse discusses who was the real sheriff of Nottingham. A shrieval…
31st March, 2025 in Folklore, Natural World
A magical mermaid story extracted from the new book Welsh Folk Tales of Coast and Sea by Peter Stevenson. The Welsh Utopia Amser maith yn ôl / A long time ago. The shallow sea in Cardigan Bay, from Pen Llŷn in the north to Ceredigion in the west, was once a mix of forests, lakes,…
3rd March, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, History, Society & Culture, Women in History
When Lady Dorothy Mills was a young girl, a female relative told her she would never be beautiful so she had better be interesting – and she was. Yet extraordinarily, this is the first book about this fearless woman who became the best-known female explorer of the 1920s and 30s,…
17th February, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, History, Women in History
Dr Catherine Hanley holds a PhD in Medieval Studies (Sheffield, 2001), is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and is the author of historical works in several genres. Lionessheart is her latest book which follows the story of Joanna Plantagenet – princess, pioneer, captive a…
28th January, 2025 in Local & Family History
According to the make-it-up-as-you-go-along 12th-century historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, the River Humber was named after Humber, the King of the Huns. Learn more behind the history of Humber Crossing from Paul Sullivan author of new book The Little History of Lincolnshire. The w…
28th January, 2025 in Society & Culture
Michael Robb, a stalwart figure in the bookselling and publishing arena, has experienced first-hand the shifting tides of this well-loved industry over the past 40 years. From successfully running an independent bookshop in Essex for two decades, to transitioning into the publish…
22nd January, 2025 in Local & Family History, Maritime
When fishing boats were numerous, Scotland was a wonderful place to see them. Even now, it’s still possible to catch a hint of what used to be. Peter Drummond has roamed the coastlines and harbours of Scotland for over thirty years, always with his trusty camera in hand. Although…
20th January, 2025 in Biography & Memoir, Military
‘Before leaving, we were issued with rations for about two and half days. The weather was terrible, and very, very cold. We arrived at a place called Winterveldt. We had covered a distance of about twenty miles and our resting place was a barn with cold floors, with just a bit of…
7th January, 2025 in Local & Family History
If you’re ever walking along Corporation Street in Birmingham on a busy afternoon just stop and look around you. Listen to the noise, the chattering of voices, the distant hum of traffic, then close your eyes. When you open them again imagine you have been whisked away in a time…
5th December, 2024 in Local & Family History, Military, Women in History
John Lander author of new book Don’t Delay – Enrol Today highlights the importance of the women’s land army in Hampshire during both World Wars. World War I The Women’s Land Army was established by the British government to recruit women and girls to work in Britain’s agriculture…
25th November, 2024 in True Crime
Simon Farquhar’s new book, A Deafening Silence: Forgotten British Murders, led him down dark roads as he trudged the wintry countryside trying to understand forgotten tragedies and talking to those whose lives had been affected by them. Here he reflects on why he wanted to tell t…
20th November, 2024 in Natural World, Society & Culture
Author Anne Strathie is a writer and researcher, whose three biographies of members of Robert Scott’s 1910-13 Terra Nova Antarctic expedition are published by The History Press. Her new book, A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects: From Cook’s Circumnavigations to the Aviat…
20th November, 2024 in Transport & Industry
What could be the role of a writer in fostering advocacy and encouraging change? Journalism may have an immediate activist approach, helping to shape and change public opinion, but what about books about the environment? The example of the late L.T.C Rolt, influential in the revi…
28th October, 2024 in Entertainment
The search for an actor to play James Bond did not start with the journey that ultimately led to the monumental casting of Sean Connery in 1962, but a full three years before in 1959 when 007 looked like making his cinematic debut in a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. After yea…
Happy publication day to `A Royal Outcast!`📕⭐
Here are some sneak peaks into the book!📖
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was the great-grandmother of Europe, and her descendants sit on thrones across the continent to this day. But it all but written out of history...👑
Discover the full story via the link in our bio!🤩
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Happy Guy Fawkes Day!🎆
Did you know that the gunpowder that was used in the gunpowder plot proved to be decayed, and would never have exploded?🧨
On this day in 1605, Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Branded one of the greatest villains of all time, despite the fact he neither led nor actually committed the crime. Fawkes was not the instigator of the Gunpowder Plot, yet he holds a special place as the man responsible.🏛️
Despite this, after his arrest people lit bonfires around London to celebrate that King James I had survived the attempt on his life.🔥
Discover the full history surrounding Bonfire Night via the link in our bio now!
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Forget 1066 — the making of England began over a century earlier 👑
Meet the legendary rulers who forged nations and shaped history: Alfred the Great, Athelstan, Harald Fairhair, Eric Bloodaxe, and Hakon. Their battles, alliances, and ambitions changed the course of England and Norway forever. ⚔️🔥
‘First Kings’ reveals the rise of the earliest monarchs. Pre-order now, link in bio!🛡️✨
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Our new royal history releases!👑📚
`Royal Outcast` - Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg , was the great-grandmother of Europe and her descendants sit on thrones across the continent to this day ... but she was written out of history.😱
`Elizabeth Boleyn` - the FIRST narrative biography of Anne Boleyn`s mother!🏰
`Royal Film Performance` - Celebrating eighty years of Royal Film Performances, mixing Royal elegance with celebrity glamour and showcasing the pinnacle of film arts.⭐🎞️
Which one is your favourite?😍
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Follow in Agatha Christie’s footsteps, visiting her former homes, fashionable restaurants, luxury hotels and other London locations that she and her characters frequented, in `Agatha Christie`s London!`🎡🕵️♀️
Pre-order now! Link in bio!🤩
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Celebrating 80 years of Royal Film Performances, mixing Royal elegance with celebrity glamour and showcasing the pinnacle of film arts!🎥👑
`The Royal Film Performance` includes photographs of celebrities such as Diana Dors, Meryl Streep, and Ian McKellen, and royalty such as Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III and Princess Diana!😍🎞️
Click the link in our bio to celebrate in style!📘
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