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Henry VIIs father died in prison before he was born. Henry VIII was too fat to walk down the stairs. Mary Queen of Scots was almost killed by an e...

A beautifully illustrated guide to the city and surrounding area Chichester is nestled beside the clear blue sea of Wittering's beaches and Chiches...

Inside Ukraine is a compelling visual portrait of the real Ukraine, lovingly put together by Ukrainians in the years leading up to the current war....

Bethan Ash's rich, colourful quilts are created using improvisational collage techniques. Working instinctively, she simply layers fabric shapes on...

An inspirational and practical book on how to interpret and collaborate on different themes in textile art. With foreword by Marie-Therese Wisniows...

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), mathematician and physicist, is one of the foremost scientific intellects of all time. This fully illustrated, access...

An illustrated biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59), the foremost engineer in an age of great engineers, when the Industrial Revolution w...

In the mid-1930s, three giants of the international Modern movement, Bauhaus professors Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and László Moholy-Nagy, fled ...

The famous author's wittiest and wisest remarks have been brought together in one charming volume. Jane's sharp wit and insights into human nature ...

Jane Austen is one of Britains best loved authors and this beautifully illustrated guide to her novels, released to commemorate the 200th anniversa...

John Blockley was one of Britains most outstanding watercolour and pastel painters of the late 20th century, and has exhibited at the Royal Academy...

What is the origin of the stories of the Round Table, of Excalibur and the Holy Grail, of Sir Launcelot and Guinevere? And where was Camelot? King ...

A sumptuous celebration of the life of His Majesty King Charles III, published to coincide with the festivities, traditions and pageantry of his Co...

Henry Tudor is probably the best known king in English history, most famous for having had six wives. Henry wanted immortality, not as a notorious ...

After becoming king in 1199, resentment grew and grew at the inept way John dealt with financial issues until matters came to a head with his baron...

A gorgeously sumptuous poster featuring the family tree of the Kings and Queens of England from Egbert 829-839 to our Queen, Elizabeth II. This po...