Geographic: Great Britain

Harbour House continues to keep the Roby family safe from harm. Not so for new lodger Richard Stoneleigh. As one of the few men who can captain a ship, Richard is called to help with the dangerous evacuation of troops from Dunkirk - it's a perilous voyage that almost costs Richard his life. House...

This is a comprehensive dictionary-style illustrated reference book of every battle and major siege ever fought on English soil.

A frightened boy pursued by racist bullies who grew up to become a trailblazing soldier in the British Army and then the SAS, Melvyn Downes was one of the first British-born Black men to join the elite regiment. During his 24 years of service, he was involved in secret missions across more than 5...

Packed full of extraordinary revelations, 'Entitled' reveals the extent to which Andrew and Fergie's lives are still deeply entwined. Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken before, Andrew Lownie traces the lives of ...

Kathleen Richards was just 17 when she and her sister Deirdre found themselves on the doorstep of 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, seeking lodgings from a seemingly friendly local couple: Fred and Rose West. While growing up in poverty-stricken Dublin in the 1960s, Kathleen was abused from a young...

Mutya Buena was only 13 when she became one third of the original line up of the iconic girlband, Sugababes. Launching into fame, her life became unrecognisable overnight. Suddenly she was going straight from the studio to school in the early hours, rubbing shoulders with music royalty, and heari...

'Live Like a Tudor' is a fascinating journey back in time to find out what it was really like to live in Elizabethan England.

Wherever you visit across Great Britain and Ireland, beautiful gardens abound. From large stately homes to hidden gems, small urban plots to informal country gardens, every region has gardens worthy of a visit. Profiling the well-known and the unusual, those created by home gardeners as well as p...

As one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while...

It's 1945, and Corporal Valentine Vere-Thissett, aged 23, is on his way home. But 'home' is Dimperley, built in the 1500s, vast and dilapidated, up to its eaves in debt and half-full of fly-blown taxidermy and dependent relatives, the latter clinging to a way of life that has gone forever. And wo...

1942. Maggie Carpenter led a quiet life as a teacher in Manchester, but as the fighting intensifies she quits her peaceful existence to do her bit for the war effort. As part of an army of girls working on the canals to deliver essential supplies around the country, Maggie's world is far from com...

London, 1932. Thomas James Wise is the toast of the literary establishment. A prominent collector and businessman, he is renowned on both sides of the Atlantic for unearthing the most stunning first editions and bringing them to market. Pompous and fearsome, with friends in high places, he is one...

Lucy Letby is reviled as one of the world's most notorious killers. Convicted of murdering seven babies, and attempting to murder a further seven, she is officially the most prolific child killer of the modern era, and only the fourth British woman ever to receive a whole life prison sentence. St...

Meet the rare, obscure, and utterly British species found nowhere else on Earth.

Gosport, 1943. Rita, Amelia, Ruby and Dorothy are all doing their bit to help Britain win the war. Their work at Priddy's munitions factory is dangerous and gruelling, but undoubtedly necessary. However, when an explosion at the factory almost kills several of the workers, the girls decide it's t...

This title tells the story of this famous figure, covering his childhood in Leicester and studies at the University of Cambridge through his work in natural history and broadcasting, his famous educational documentaries for the BBC and his enduring scientific and popular legacy today. Perfect for...

What possesses a mum to kidnap her own child? That's what Maggie asks herself when she's asked to foster 13-year-old Saskia. Saskia has been the subject of a bitter custody battle between her parents, but when mum Rosa fears the courts are going to favour her ex-husband, James, she takes matters ...

A unique exploration of the rich and complicated history of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Britain. There are many ways of telling the same story, and how you tell it depends on your point of view. Some stories are so complicated, or difficult to explain, that they're not often told at all. Lik...

The story of one man's unorthodox path to politics, from Labour Minister and Sunday Times-bestselling author Chris Bryant.

By the acclaimed royal biographer and commentator Robert Hardman, 'Charles III' is an intimate portrait of the new monarch that draws on unrivalled access to the Royal Family, their close friends and staff, plus previously unseen papers from the Royal Archives.