Victoria was just 18 when she was crowned Queen in 1837 - a tiny figure, with a will of iron. Never was there so queenly a queen. She made Britain great and the people loved her for it.
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Emily was angry. She worked as hard as any man, but she couldn''t change laws that affected her - laws made by men. Because women didn''t have the right to vote. She and her fellow suffragettes had pa
30th July 1966. For millions it was the greatest day of the greatest decade - the date of the finest moment in English sporting history. This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours, told through
From the INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED author of the modern classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities Vital Little Plans weaves a lifetime of ideas from the most prominent urbanist of the twentie
In this fascinating book, Nick Potter, experienced osteopath, takes us on a journey into biology, evolution and contemporary social behaviour and anthropology to examine our relationship with pain.
Undressing is at once a case-history, a novella, and something more than either: a remarkable story of two people drawn to each other for different reasons, discovering through trust how redemptive th
In this short, elegant essay, Ivan Rogers, the UK''s former ambassador to the EU, draws up nine lessons for Brexit that we, as a soon-to-be `third country'', need to learn from the last few years, if
Stronghold is Tucker Malarkey''s enthralling account of an unlikely visionary, Guido Rahr, and his crusade to protect the world''s last bastion of wild salmon. One of the most determined creatures
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Following the natural cycle of the year, The Land of Maybe captures the essence of the 18 mysterious Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. Here, a fast disappearing world is home to a close-knit societ
In November 1942 a young British army officer was captured. This gripping story tells of Richard''s internment in a POW camp in northern Italy and of his subsequent escape.
Compiled from her own experiences, and conversations with fellow members of the "Cancer Club", Deborah Hutton book is an anthology of supremely practical examples of ways in which friends and family c
