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Book News March 2022

*contains affiliate links* Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots  Hardcover – 17 March 2022 (UK) & 17 May 2022 (US) Mary, Queen of Scots’ marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell’s first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue [read more]

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Book News February 2022

*contains affiliate links* The Times Queen Elizabeth II: Her 70 year reign  Hardcover – 14 October 2021 (UK) & 1 February 2022 (US) Discover how the reign of Britain’s longest-serving monarch unfolded, as seen through fascinating Times articles and photography. Published to commemorate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this full-colour book is a detailed profile of [read more]

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Book News January 2022

*contains affiliate links* Mary, Queen of Scots Book of Days  Hardcover – 9 September 2021 (UK) & 1 January 2022 (US) Hugely informative and stunningly produced, the Mary, Queen of Scots Book of Days pairs a practical perpetual diary with a wealth of material on the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 -1587). [read more]

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Book News December 2021

*contains affiliate links* Escorting the Monarch: We Lead Others Follow  Paperback – 30 October 2021 (UK) & 30 December 2021 (US) Escorting the Monarch is as close to an official history of the Metropolitan Police’s ‘Special Escort Group’ (SEG) as one could hope for. You may have seen the team at work; as the combination [read more]

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Book News November 2021

*contains affiliate links* When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe  Hardcover – 12 October 2021 (US) & 12 November 2021 (UK) Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilisation of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars―yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific culture cultivated by a cohort of [read more]

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Book News August 2021

*contains affiliate links* Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan  Paperback – 31 August 2021 (US) Includes a new introduction The first, epic and true story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s life together, finally revealing why they chose to pursue a more independent path and the reasons behind their unprecedented decision to step away from [read more]