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A splendid new volume of missives about art, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections. Vincent Van Gogh curses the stare of the blank canvas. Salvador Dali contemplates mailing a piece of his 'lobster-colored pajamas' to Federico Lorca. Hollis Frampton, to the MoMA, demands...

An intimate portrait of Stephen Spender’s extraordinary life written by Matthew Spender, shifting between memoir and biography, with new insights drawn from personal recollections and his father’s copious unpublished archives. Stephen Spender’s life was a vivid prism on the twentieth...

'Riveting' -- The Times 'A triumph' -- David Kynaston 'Lively and informative' -- Miranda Seymour 'The resurrection of a remarkable woman erased from history' -- Katy Hessel 'Extraordinary' -- Peter Jones The spellbinding true story of Emily Cowper, Regency socialite turned Victorian powerbroker...

'Stimulating and insightful' JONATHAN FREEDLAND 'The perfect observer of a UK in crisis' JAMES HAWES Welcome to the Kingdom of Contradictions. Global yet insular, tolerant yet suspicious, proudly pragmatic yet profoundly sentimental. The United Kingdom inspires fierce loyalty and endless...

Bloomsbury presents Coventry by Frederick Taylor, read by Leighton Pugh On 14 November 1940 the historic city of Coventry was subjected to the longest and most devastating air raid Britain had yet witnessed. After eleven hours of relentless bombardment by the German Luftwaffe, residents emerged...

In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend a boarding school. A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed firsthand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding system. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own letters and diaries from the time, he reflects on the hopelessness and abandonment he felt aged eight, describing the pain of homesickness and the appalling inescapability of it all.

Shortlisted for Football Book of the Year (Sports Book Awards) 'Gripping' Daily Mail 'Moving... chronicles two remarkable lives' Guardian 'Razor-sharp tactical analysis' Irish Independent 'Wilson is a fine, nuanced writer' Times Literary Supplement The story of Jack and Bobby Charlton, and a...

'Superbly written and gripping' Daily Express The thrilling true account of Hitler's first defeat. One of Britain's most remarkable victories of the Second World War. In the summer of 1940, the Nazi war machine was at its zenith. France, Denmark, Norway and the Low Countries were all under...

'Moore is wickedly charming - the naughty uncle you want to be sat beside at the dinner table' - Daily Telegraph Too often history focuses on the tales of kings, or those (often men) who were given the credit for shaping our stories. Yet, what fascinates most are the figures who have passed...

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Saul David's comprehensive history, All The King's Men: The British Soldier from the Restoration to Waterloo, read by the actor Sean Barrett. "The British soldier," wrote a Prussian officer who served with Wellington, "is vigorous, well fed, by...

Bloomsbury presents We March Against England: Operation Sea Lion, 1940-41 by Robert Forczyk, read by Dugald Bruce Lockhart. We March Against England tells the thrilling tale of Operation Sea Lion, Hitler's plan to invade Britain and end its involvement in World War II. In May 1940 Nazi Germany...

The dramatic, absolutely outrageous story of Caroline of Brunswick, a beloved icon of the Regency era, who uplifted the voice of the public and unabashedly defied society’s expectations, yet was shockingly robbed of her crown, from the host of the Vulgar History podcast. Caroline Amelia...

The official audiobook to the Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning Netflix drama, The Crown, with extensive research, additional material and beautifully reproduced photographs. 'The things which I have here before promised, I will perform and keep. So help me God.' Elizabeth Mountbatten never...

Grand houses can be found across the countryside of England and Wales. From the Stuart and Georgian periods to the Edwardian and Victorian, these buildings were once home to the aristocratic families of the nation. But what was life like for the mistresses of these great houses? How much power and influence did they really have?

当史前文明的神秘传说碰撞严谨的现代考古学，这片屹立于英格兰原野五千年的巨石奇迹，正等待着渴望探寻历史真相的你前来探索。忘掉那些关于外星力量或魔法异闻的离奇猜想，这是一场真正跨越时空的知识漫游。跟随着...

当国家陷入极度撕裂的政治危机，究竟是怎样的权力博弈与制度崩塌，让臣民最终将利刃挥向了君主的脖颈？这场扣人心弦的历史纪实，将带你瞬间穿越回十七世纪风起云涌的三王国大地。无论你是利用碎片化的通勤时间汲取...

当震耳欲聋的机器轰鸣打破传统田园的宁静，一场重塑全球格局的工业化浪潮正以不可阻挡之势席卷十九世纪的英国，将人类强行推入现代社会的快车道。这不仅是一段跌宕起伏的欧洲史，更是一面折射当代生活根基的镜子。...

صراع دموي على وراثة العرش الإنجليزي يمزق الأمة، ليحول أروقة البلاط الملكي إلى ساحة تاريخية وسياسية لا تعرف الرحمة. وسط أجواء مشحونة بالتوتر والشك، تنقلب...

Ontrafel een prehistorisch mysterie en wandel door vijf millennia fascinerende geschiedenis en archeologie. Waar de feiten eindigen, begint de speculatie over Engelands meest iconische monument van rechtopstaande stenen. Dit sfeervolle non-fictie verhaal scheidt feilloos keiharde vondsten van...

两名王位继承人离奇消失在幽暗的伦敦塔内，这场交织着血统争夺与致命阴谋的真实历史悬案，将彻底颠覆你对权力游戏的认知。只需短短两小时的通勤或睡前时光，你就能沉浸于这段冷静客观的音频之旅中，重返危机四伏的...