"Will appeal to a wide audience. It is beautifully presented..the illustrations add further glory to a thorough historical analysis which is based on extensive research in Europe-wide sources.. particularly useful in bringing to our attention lesser-known...
Tells the equally remarkable, but largely forgotten, story of the dramatic years when England ruled France at the point of a sword. Henry V's second invasion of France in 1417 launched a campaign that would put the crown of France on an English head....
The story of the tragic Bronte family is familiar to everyone: we all know about the half-mad, repressive father, the drunken, drug-addicted wastrel of a brother, wild romantic Emily, unrequited Anne and 'poor Charlotte'. Or do we? These stereotypes...
Caring For Life is a charity that began in a Baptist church in Leeds and for twenty years has provided vulnerable young adults with the stability they need to rebuild their broken lives. It has nationally unrivalled success rates in preventing re-offendin...
William Wordsworth is usually remembered as the quintessential Victorian Poet Laureate: a dull worthy establishment figure with impeccable middle class Tory Anglican credentials whose moralistic poetry has been required reading for generations of yawning...