'The most immersive book I've ever read... Truly brings Tudor England to life' Frank Cottrell Boyce, The Times'One of the finest historical novels ever written' TLSA forgotten literary masterpiece, The Man on a Donkey is less about the great figures who shape historical change and more about what it's like to live through it.This is a sweeping, immersive historical novel that invites the reader to inhabit ...

Lily needs a fiancé to save her reputation. Noah needs a partner to land the promotion of a lifetime. The deal is simple: play nice, wear the ring, and don't fall in love. But when the office doors close and the lines between "fake" and "forever" begin to blur, they realize the biggest risk isn't losing their jobs—it's losing their hearts.

She was never supposed to see him.He was never supposed to want her.But when silence turns into something more, both must choose—follow the life planned for them… or risk everything for a love that was never allowed.

She fled Willow Creek with a broken heart, chasing dreams in Chicago. He stayed, building a steady life as a single dad. Ten years later, a wedding brings them face-to-face.Sara Morgan never expected to see Ethan Carter again—her first love, her deepest regret. But in this small town, old sparks refuse to die.As memories flood back and feelings reignite, Sara faces an impossible choice: a dream job across the country, or the man who could heal her heart.Some flames ...

A highly-readable popular biography of 'Bloody Mary' - winner of the James Tait Black prize.Mary I is notorious for her persecution of Protestants and has been vilified by generations of partisan historians. H.F.M. Prescott brings a more humane and measured perspective to the life of this tormented woman. First published in 1940 under the title SPANISH TUDOR, Prescott's biography won the James Tait Black prize the following year. An extensively revised and updated ...

History The present book is a translation and in part an adaptation of a study the authors conducted for the Dutch Ministry of Education. Several years ago, the Dutch authorities decided to found an Open University, a system of distance learning especially suited to students only able or willing to devote part of their time to their studies, and, moreover, not generally capable of studying at fixed times or places. A preparatory committee was created, which published a preliminary report i...

The prequel to The Crown: the first truly candid portrait of George V and Mary, the Queen's grandparents and creators of the modern monarchyShortlisted for the Elizabeth Longford Historical Biography prize and the History Reclaimed Book of the Year prizeThe lasting reputation of George V is for dullness. However throughout his reign, the monarch navigated a constitutional crisis, the First World War, the fall of thirteen European m...

AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4A SPECTATOR BEST OF THE YEAR - AS CHOSEN BY REVIEWERSThe year is 1742. Goody Brown, saved from drowning and adopted when just a babe, has grown up happily in the smuggling town of Winchelsea. But when she turns sixteen, her father is murdered by men he thought were friends.In a town where lawlessness prevails, Goody and her brother Francis must enter the cut-throat world of her father’s killers in order...

An eye-opening portrait of an enthralling group of royal servants, Courtiers throws new light on the dramatic life of George II and Queen Caroline and their court at Kensington Palace.In the eighteenth century, the palace's most elegant assembly room was in fact a bloody battlefield. This was a world of skulduggery, politicking, wigs and beauty-spots, where fans whistled open like flick-knives...Ambitious and talented people flocked to cou...

In a lawless land stricken with gold fever, the struggle for survival and fortune takes a turn towards murder in this gripping western crime novel from the author of The Wolf Road.Gold fever has taken him. I believe he means to kill me...Canada, 1898. The Gold Rush is on in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon. Fortunes are made as quickly as they're lost, and Dawson City has become a lawless settlement.In its midst, three women are ...

Discover murder and mayhem in the court of Henry VIIISummer, 1522. In a wave of pomp, Henry VIII's court welcomes the Imperial emperor Charles V. Anthony Blanke – the son of the king's late 'black trumpet', John Blanke – is called to Hampton Court by Cardinal Wolsey who is preparing a gift for the King: a masque of King Arthur and the Black Knight. Anthony is set to take centre stage.Soon, the festive mood sours. Wolsey's historian is found gruesomely murdered and a reluc...

The story of the real relationship between King Charles III and his mother, by the esteemed royal biographer, Ingrid Seward.The relationship between the late Monarch and her son, the King, has long been a subject of fascination. The upbringing of an heir is especially important and places an extra burden on top of all the cares of motherhood. The demands placed on the monarch are unique and there was no one better placed to know this than the late Queen. She knew t...