Queens of the CrusadesThe Plantagenet queens of England played a role in some of the most dramatic events in our history. Crusading queens, queens in rebellion against their king, queen seductresses, learned queens, queens in battle, queens who enlivened England with the romantic culture of southern Europe these determined women often broke through medieval constraints to exercise power and influence, for good and sometimes for ill. Alison Weir's ground breaking history of

in his sequel to the hugely popular 'Six Impossible Things and Seven Pillars of Science'

using clever shortcuts

this beautiful and ground-breaking book arranges Shakespeare's sonnets printed in 1609 in chronological order and intersperses the sonnets from the plays among them

murder case lawyer William Clegg revisits his most intriguing trials

There are vivid descriptions - of elation when capturing a quality image after many hours of waiting

translated into over thirty languages

Following his expulsion from school

can you really just move on

Retired univeristy professor Richard steps into the streets of his city

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especially for women alone

Examining Jack's early years