Biography & Memoir
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Penguin Monarchs Paperbacks
Various
Read more ▸ Order ▸The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England’s rulers – now in...
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Zami: A New Spelling of my Name
Audre Lorde
Read more ▸ Order ▸‘If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies...
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To War with Whitaker
Hermione Ranfurly, Countess of Ranfurly
Read more ▸ Order ▸Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly, kept a diary all her life. ‘To War with Whitaker’ is...
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Calypso
David Sedaris
Read more ▸ Order ▸If you’ve ever laughed your way through David Sedaris’s cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think...
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William III & Mary II: Partners in Revolution
Jonathan Keates
Read more ▸ Order ▸William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain’s only ever ‘joint monarchs’) changed the course...
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William I: England’s Conqueror
Marc Morris
Read more ▸ Order ▸On Christmas Day 1066, William, duke of Normandy was crowned in Westminster, the first Norman...
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Victoria: Queen, Matriarch, Empress
Jane Ridley
Read more ▸ Order ▸Queen Victoria inherited the throne at 18 and went on to become the longest-reigning female...
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Richard II: A Brittle Glory
Laura Ashe
Read more ▸ Order ▸Richard II (1377-99) came to the throne as a child, following the long, domineering, martial...
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Oliver Cromwell: England’s Protector
David Horspool
Read more ▸ Order ▸Although he styled himself ‘His Highness’, adopted the court ritual of his royal predecessors, and...
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Mary I: The Daughter of Time
John Edwards
Read more ▸ Order ▸The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England’s rulers – now in...
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Henry VIII: The Quest for Fame
John Guy
Read more ▸ Order ▸Henry VIII’s reign transformed the physical and spiritual landscape of England. Magnificent, tyrannical, a strong...
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Henry V: From Playboy Prince to Warrior King
Anne Curry
Read more ▸ Order ▸Henry V’s invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge gamble. As heir to...
