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Bloomsbury presents Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King by Michael Livingston, read by Rupert Farley. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 HISTORICAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN AWARD 'It’s quite a feat to write an account of England’s most famous battle that makes the reader feel like...

Following the execution of the king in 1649, the new Commonwealth and then Oliver Cromwell set out to drive forward a puritan reformation of manners. They wanted to reform the church and its services, enforce the Sabbath, suppress Christmas, and spread the gospel. They sought to impose a stern moral discipline to regulate and reform sexual behaviour, drinking practices, language, dress, and leisure activities ranging from music and plays to football.

Bloomsbury presents Never Greater Slaughter by Michael Livingston, read by Rupert Farley. ‘No one has done more than Michael Livingston to revive memories of the battle, and you could not hope for a better guide.’ BERNARD CORNWELL Bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series Late in AD 937...

England, 1807: Im Krieg um die Vorherrschaft in Europa setzt Napoleon alles daran, die dänische Flotte in seinen Besitz zu bringen. Gelänge es ihm, wäre die Seemacht England in höchster Gefahr. So wird Captain John Lavisser nach Kopenhagen entsandt, um die Dänen auf die Seite des Königreichs zu ziehen. An seiner Seite: Richard Sharpe. Sein Auftrag: Eine Truhe voll Gold und Captain Lavisser sicher ans Ziel bringen. Keine leichte Aufgabe - zumal Sharpe angeschlagen ist.

Soldat, Held, Halunke - wer Richard Sharpe an seiner Seite hat, braucht nichts zu befürchten. Indien, 1799. Bei der Belagerung der Inselfestung Seringapatam gerät ein britischer Offizier in Gefangenschaft. Verhandlungen zum Austausch kommen für die Briten nicht infrage. Um das Leben der Geisel zu retten, senden sie stattdessen den jungen Soldaten Richard Sharpe aus. Er soll den Mann befreien. Doch die Festung des indischen Herrschers Tippu Sultan ist gefährlicher, als Sharpe sich jemals hätte träumen lassen.

The Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller ‘A fabulous story, superbly told … cannot be bettered’ Max Hastings ‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’ On the 18th June 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels...

One of the most turbulent reigns in history paved the way for the first modern revolution. After the Tudors came the Stuarts... August 25, 1689 The English Army is besieging Carrickfergus in Ireland. Brilliant but unusual gunner Holcroft Blood of the Royal Train of Artillery is ready to unleash...

The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921. It is now the country’s leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces and their dependants. The RBL is behind the annual Poppy Appeal, the highest...

Wales is a whimsical country with a powerful, complex, myth-filled, and oft disputed history. From these origins, tales of an ancient sunken kingdom began to spread, and they have persisted over the centuries, leading many to search for the place called Cantre'r Gwaelod. Cantre’r Gwaelod: The Mysterious Legend of the Ancient Sunken Kingdom Known as the Welsh Atlantis chronicles the origins of the story, the way it spread as it became more popular, and its impact on history.