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Brought to you by Penguin. The compelling story of the inescapable return of Hong Kong to China, published for the 25th anniversary of the handover British Hong Kong ended in the last minutes of 30 June 1997. Diplomacy Ends at Midnight traces the extraordinary twists and turns of Hong Kong's...

The Lost Continent, a new HarperNorth book, full description to follow when available...

An ambitious and richly illustrated global history of Ireland that accompanies the internationally broadcast From that Small Island TV series. Who are the Irish? Where did they come from? Where did, and do they, go? Some seven million people live on the island of Ireland, but over eighty million...

What on earth has PG Wodehouse, the creator of the Inimitable Jeeves and the hapless Bertie Wooster, got to do with a serious topic like the decline and fall of the British Empire? The answer, perhaps surprisingly, is Quite a Lot. The British Empire depended on splendid show and display, but...

A state-of-the-nation look at modern Britain through the lens of a lasting emblem of grandeur, and decline ‘Today there is no one alive who remembers what it felt like when Great Britain was the richest country in the world. But there is a way to access that feeling. You just walk along the...

The true story of Manchester's Victorian underworld and the gangs who roamed its streets The Scuttlers plunges readers into the dark street corners of Victorian Manchester, where gangs of ruthless street fighters known as the Scuttlers ruled with fear and violence between 1870 and 1900. These...

Dissenters, a new HarperNorth book, full description to follow when available...

The Ghosts of Chalk Country, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

Twelve Mountains, a new HarperNorth book, full description to follow when available...

A gripping look at how SOE agents of World War II trained for their work in occupied territories, the tools they used, and the paths they took to ensure victory. At the start of World War II, Winston Churchill commanded the Special Operations Executive to 'set Europe ablaze'. To do this...

Take a deep dive into the captivating customs, fashion choices, and yes, gossip, surrounding the British royal family with this fascinating illustrated primer from TikTok's #1 royal commentator. Let's be honest: we all have a favorite royal, whether it's Princess Diana, Kate Middleton, Meghan...

A journey through the vast secret realm where Britain's military prepares for War, revealing how it shapes our country and transforms our society Britain is one of the most militarised places in the world. An area larger than London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow combined is given over to...

Ladies and gentlemen, step right up… On 23 March, 1844, General Tom Thumb, at 25 inches tall, entered the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace and bowed to Queen Victoria. On both sides of the Atlantic, this event marked a tipping point in the nineteenth century: the age of the ‘Freak’ was...

Brought to you by Penguin. In the tradition of Janina Ramirez's Femina and Emily Hauser's Mythica, VICTORIANA is the revolutionary new history of the Victorians through the extraordinary and ordinary women written out of it. Victorian history, as we know it, is a story of power, progress, and...

Ladies and gentlemen, step right up… On 23 March, 1844, General Tom Thumb, at 25 inches tall, entered the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace and bowed to Queen Victoria. On both sides of the Atlantic, this event marked a tipping point in the nineteenth century: the age of the ‘Freak’ was...

The definitive biography of The Police, one of the most successful and fractious bands in pop history, based on interviews with the trio’s members and those who surrounded them—from Geoff Edgers, national arts reporter for The Washington Post. Every Little Thing excavates the history of the...

The definitive, myth-busting history of the wartime SAS – the real story behind the global BBC phenomenon Rogue Heroes, told by the only historian trusted by 75 original SAS veterans. This exciting new history reveals a story far more compelling and real than the dramatic liberties taken in...

A revelatory new history of family life in the Middle Ages What can medieval families teach us about how we live today? Far more than we might imagine. In Familia, historian Catherine Rider shares an illuminating story of blended families, women defying their expected roles, lifelong singles and...

A page-turning exposé of royal intrigue, plotting, and scandal that sheds new light on a family at war with itself, from the creator of The Royalist Substack. The Dukes by Tom Sykes is the blockbuster inside story of how the betrayals of Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, combined with the...

A beautifully produced account of the history and importance of Hadrian's Wall, by a bestselling author and expert on Ancient Rome. Located at the far-flung and wild edge of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall was constructed by Emperor Hadrian in the 120s AD. Vast in size and stretching from the...