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London: Immigrant City

By Nazneen Khan-Ostrem, Alison McCullough

Rebel Englishwoman: The Remarkable Life of Emily Hobhouse

By Elsabe Brits

Rebel Voices: The Rise of Votes for Women

By Louise K Stewart, Eve Lloyd Knight

The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave

By Mary Prince, Sara Salih

Glorious Goodwood: A Biography of England's Greatest Sporting Estate

By James Peill

Recovering Dorothy: The Hidden Life of Dorothy Wordsworth

By Polly Atkin

Portland Place: Secret Diary of a BBC Secretary

By Sarah Shaw

Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History

By Sir Richard J. Evans

Red Sauce Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey

By felicity cloake

The Prime Ministers: Winner of the PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS 2020

By Iain Dale

Archaeologists in Print: Publishing for the People

By Amara Thornton

Escape from Tibet: A True Story

By Nick Gray, Laura Scandiffio

The Century Girls: The Final Word from the Women Who've Lived the Past Hundred Years of British History

By Tessa Dunlop

Kings Mistress, Queens Servant The Life and Times of Henrietta

By Tracy Borman

Ma’am Darling: : The hilarious, bestselling royal biography, perfect for fans of The Crown: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret

By Brown, Craig

What Makes Us Stronger

By Freya Lewis

Seasons of My Life

By Hauxwell, Hannah

Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle

By Clare Hunter

The Kings & Queens of England

By Best, Nicholas

The Crichel Boys: Scenes from England's Last Literary Salon

By Simon Fenwick

Oliver Baldwin: A Life of Dissent

By Christopher J. Walker

Two Brothers

By Jonathan Wilson

Going to the Match: The Passion for Football: The Perfect Gift for Football Fans

By Duncan Hamilton

Rise Up Women!: The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes

By Dr Diane Atkinson

Private Words: Letters and Diaries from the Second World War

By Dr. Ronald Blythe

Remind Me Who I Am, Again

By Linda Grant

Will In The World

By Greenblatt, Stephen

He also Spoke as a Jew: The Life of the Reverend James Parkes

By Haim Chertok

Churchill and the Jews

By Martin Gilbert

Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381

By Dan Jones