Biography: historical, political & military

Poet, pamphleteer and beauty, Caroline Norton dazzled 19th-century society with her vivacity and intelligence. After her marriage in 1828 to the MP George Norton, she continued to attract friends and admirers to her salon in Westminster, including the widowed Prime Minister Lord Melbourne. Racked...

Written by Lacey Baldwin Smith, this is a biography of Henry VIII's fifth wife, Catherine Howard, who was beheaded for playing Henry at his own game - adultery. This is a biography of Henry VIII's fifth wife, beheaded for playing Henry at his own game - adultery. 'Lacey Baldwin Smith is one of ou...

An intimate life of Henry VIII's true wife. A new full-length biography of Catherine of Aragon, but for the first time focues on Catherine as a Tudor woman as opposed to Catherine as a pawn in the dynastic power plays of men. Catherine of Aragon continues to fascinate readers 500 years after she ...

Catherine was an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at 14 and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful and captivating women in history. In this book, this eternally fascinating woman is returned to life.

The amazing story of champion cyclist Gino Bartali. How he helped save the lives of 800 Jews during WW2. Italy, 1943\. Although allied with Hitler, there were those who refused to accept the fascist policies of racial discrimination and deportation. Among them was Gino Bartali. A champion cyclist...

A celebration of King Charles's first year, exploring the achievements and challenges of the modern monarchy, from royal expert and bestselling author Robert Hardman. 'A superb, fascinating account of the new King, his court and the first year of his reign. Elegantly written by the most authorita...

Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922), was the greatest press magnate in history and a genius who invented modern popular journalism. By the time of his tragically early death at 57 in August 1922, Northcliffe had founded the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, and had also owned The T...

A compelling and fascinating portrait of the continuing intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome. The remarkable story of how Greek-speaking writers and thinkers sustained and developed the intellectual legacy of Classical Greece under the rule of Rome. In 146 BC, G...

Gareth Malone recounts the heart-warming stories and transformations behind the award-winning BBC2 series 'The Choir' and 'Sing While You Work'. For the first time, Gareth reveals everything he has learned from working with so many groups of memorable people. The hugely popular Gareth Malone reco...

Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, David Cameron, George Osborne, Theresa May, Dominic Cummings, Daniel Hannan, Jacob Rees-Mogg: Whitehall is swarming with old Oxonians. They debated each other in tutorials, ran against each other in student elections, and attended the same balls and black tie dinners....