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The History Press is an independent non-fiction publisher based in the heart of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire – home also to one of the most prestigious literary festivals in the country.

21/09/2024

Who was Lee Miller? The model-turned-war correspondent who photographed WW2 horrors - https://buff.ly/4eqGSVC (via History Extra)

21/09/2024

in 1915 Cecil Chubb acquired Stonehenge at an auction for £6600: https://buff.ly/3XMAxhP

21/09/2024

Check out the fascinating new article on our website all about 'Margaret: The Rebellious Tudor Princess You Should Know About' by Emily Murdoch Perkins, author of 'Regina: The Queens Who Could Have Been' - https://buff.ly/3XQ3GZa

20/09/2024

War and pieces: 5 games from history that were about much more than fun -https://buff.ly/3MLgaLp (via History Extra)

20/09/2024

in 1906 Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania was launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England: https://buff.ly/3MK3THh

20/09/2024

'The Triumvirate' is a minute-by-minute investigation into the three men at the heart of the tragedy and their actions on that fateful night, using the words of survivors themselves.

On sale now via Amazon Kindle: https://buff.ly/4gkJ5DG

19/09/2024

To all who fell at Arnhem – Allied and German: https://buff.ly/3zrNhB0

19/09/2024

Happy Publication Day to 'The Comet Escape Line' 📘 ✨

Alexander Stilwell reveals the personalities and motives of the Comet line founders and the British intelligence organisation that supported it.

Order your copy now: https://buff.ly/4c8OtHo

Go to The Comet Escape Line.

19/09/2024

Quiz of the week: Perillus of Athens is said to have invented what torture device? https://buff.ly/4guxNNs (via History Extra)

19/09/2024

Join author of 'Queens of Bohemia,' Darren Coffield at Hatchards Piccadilly on October 15th as he explores the legendary women of 1920s London bohemia: https://buff.ly/3MPm0eL

19/09/2024

in 1944 Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson was born. He was a distinguished bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was the first Commanding Officer of No. 617 Squadron, which he led in the "Dam Busters" raid in 1943, resulting in the breaching of two large dams in the Ruhr area of Germany.

He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, in the aftermath of the raid in May 1943 and became the most highly decorated British serviceman at that time. He completed over 170 war operations before dying in action at the age of 26: https://buff.ly/4gtKRCm

19/09/2024

Happy Publication Day to 'Everything Under the Sun' 📘 🎉

Including a song-by-song analysis, exclusive band interviews, a full chronology guide, and a full bootleg guide. It will be the go-to book for any fan.

Order now: https://buff.ly/3xo6sL1

18/09/2024

Historians debate: how do intractable conflicts come to an end? https://buff.ly/3XLnmgU (via History Extra)

18/09/2024

in 1939 fascist politician William Joyce began broadcasting N**i propaganda under the name Lord Haw-Haw: https://buff.ly/3XosXIN

17/09/2024

Stretched, crushed and impaled: 10 shocking torture methods from medieval history - https://buff.ly/3XJq5ax (via History Extra)

17/09/2024

Ever heard of jujitsu fighting suffragettes?

'Mrs Pankhurst’s Bodyguard' is a gripping account of Kitty Marshall's incredible fight for political equality.

Order your copy now: https://buff.ly/3XmUJ8B

17/09/2024

in 1944 the greatest airborne operation in history commenced, the Battle of Arnhem

Of the 10,000 men who landed at Arnhem, 1,400 were killed and more than 6,000 were captured – a bloody disaster in more ways than one.

‘Arnhem Lift’ is Louis Hagen’s breathtaking and frank account of what it was like in the air and on the ground, including his daring escape from the German Army by swimming the Rhine. 'Suddenly an Englishman' is his autobiography.

(📘: https://buff.ly/3z8jOf1)

17/09/2024

'The Brontës' Christmas' describes Christmas in the Brontë household through the eyes of their father and Aunt Branwell, the glittering social whirl of balls, charades and other festive entertainments.

Pre-order now: https://buff.ly/4dLgSEd

16/09/2024

From Tudor to Stuart: the succession of 1603 - https://buff.ly/3MFK5op (via History Extra)

16/09/2024

in 1977 Opera singer Maria Callas died of a heart attack in Paris, France.

Learn more about her life in 'Cast a Diva' by Lyndsy Spence: https://buff.ly/3TisV3O

16/09/2024

✨📘LOOKS TO BOOKS 📘✨

Which is your favourite? 🤩

15/09/2024

‘Meticulously researched, erudite and utterly engaging...’ - Karen Powell, author of Nero shortlisted 'Fifteen Wild Decembers'

'The Invention of Charlotte Brontë' is on sale now via https://buff.ly/3MDHYBx

15/09/2024

Upside down and nothing on the clock in the Battle of Britain: https://buff.ly/4ehcWew

15/09/2024

Elizabeth Blackwell: the pioneering ‘first female doctor’, who entered medicine to prove a point - https://buff.ly/2YEwFjl (via History Extra)

15/09/2024

What became of ‘The Few’ after the Battle of Britain? https://buff.ly/4d131J1

15/09/2024

in 1890 Agatha Christie, DBE, British author, known for crime novels, short stories and plays and especially for the characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, was born.

Learn more about her life and her relationship with her mother in 'Mothers of the Mind' - https://buff.ly/3MCRUuX

14/09/2024

War and pieces: 5 games from history that were about much more than fun - https://buff.ly/3XzuMDP (via History Extra)

14/09/2024

in 1852 Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington died. He was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. His defeat of Napoléon at Waterloo in 1815 put him in the top rank of Britain's military heroes: https://buff.ly/4eyIaOv

13/09/2024

in 1938 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain met German Chancellor Adolf Hi**er in an attempt to negotiate an end to German expansionist policies.

Find out more in 'Hi**er's Interpreter' - https://buff.ly/4gkdUbs

13/09/2024

‘Wallis’s jewellery was the talk of the top end of town and it was significant
that the talk was not of the brazen manner of their display but the sheer volume...’

Discover the fascinating scandal which befell the royal family in 'The King's Loot' - https://buff.ly/4aNckLS

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Don't miss the #paperback edition of 'St Petersburg' out this month, republished for the 20th anniversary of the book’s original publication 📘 ✨ See more here: https://buff.ly/3T6imkc

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As August comes to a close, ICYMI here are the paperbacks we published this month! Check them out via our website: https://buff.ly/3XnV9MY

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Before the modern era of passenger air travel, the ocean liner was the only means of travelling overseas. This new nook is a photographic history of the 13 passenger ships which genuinely qualify to hold the term ‘super-liner.’ Pre-order now: https://buff.ly/3ybw8L6

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#OTD in 1964 British author and journalist Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, the world’s most famous fictional spy, died. 'The Search for Bond' tells the often-extraordinary story of how cinema’s most famous secret agent was cast. Out this October: https://buff.ly/3z5Pdys

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'St Petersburg' focuses on the city's key role as a link to the West and in modernizing Russia and encouraging the growth of civil society. Out in #paperback next month, pre-order your copy now: https://buff.ly/3YFolzY

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✨ COVER REVEAL ✨ #OTD in 924 Edgar the Elder died. His heir could have been his eldest daughter Eadgyth, who could have been our first English queen 👑 'Regina: The Queens who could have been' looks at what queens would England have had if firstborn daughters, not firstborn sons, had inherited the throne. This book explores what it meant to be royal, how sons came to be valued higher than daughters, and just how England might have looked under a royal matriarchy. Coming this October. Pre-order your copy here: https://buff.ly/3yV9qqJ

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Unlike past biographies, which focus on Vivien Leigh’s screen persona and marriage to Sir Laurence Olivier, 'Where Madness Lies' focuses on her personal life set against the backdrop of her career and her struggle to live with mental illness. Coming this September, pre-order your copy now: https://buff.ly/49GUzwD

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COVER REVEAL 🕵️ ✨ #OTD in 1973 the James Bond film Live and Let Die was released in British cinemas. Our upcoming book 'The Search for Bond' tells the extraordinary story of how cinema’s most famous secret agent was cast. Pre-order now: https://buff.ly/3z5Pdys

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This biography describes Captain Scott's short life and the explorations which he and his team made. Order the paperback of 'Scott of the Antarctic' now: https://buff.ly/3Ur9BRT

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COVER REVEAL 📕 🕵️‍♂️ The Thames Torso Killer should, by rights, take precedence over Jack the Ripper as the world’s first and most notorious unidentified serial killer. 'Arm of Eve' revisits the case. Pre-order your copy now: https://buff.ly/3Rm6I3I

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At the outbreak of WWI there was no formal organization for the transport of spies across enemy lines by aircraft and no communications network between the air forces and their agents. Order 'Airborne Espionage' in paperback now: https://buff.ly/44n4cQ2

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'From a Rock to a Hard Place' is a powerful and moving record of a divisive moment in history. Out in paperback now, order your copy here: https://bit.ly/41UBwwF

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The contribution of landing craft to the 1944 Normandy campaign was enormous, and often overlooked. This account is essential to anyone who wants to fully understand the course of D-Day, and the preparations for the campaign. Pre-order your copy now: https://bit.ly/49aXTRf

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Spring is only a month away 💐 🌸 🍃 Which of our Spring releases are you most looking forward to? 📚 https://bit.ly/3ur2Tzp

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Within two years of the battle of Bosworth #HenryTudor had to defend his crown against a ten-year-old boy crowned in Dublin as 'Edward VI'. Though presented as the last surviving Plantagenet prince, he is generally known to history as 'Lambert Simnel' Pre-order your copy now, out in paperback next month: https://bit.ly/40ZeJzt

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This gripping study examines exactly what each of these three pivotal figures in Titanic’s story said and did across #Titanic’s doomed maiden voyage. Pre-order 'The Triumvirate' by George Behe now: https://bit.ly/3S6vzrW

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This book probes the mysteries surrounding Simnel, raises questions about his identity and charts the history of the rebellion ending at the battle of Stoke. Out in paperback now, order your copy here: https://bit.ly/40ZeJzt

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Drawing on twenty years of primary research, Kristofer Allerfeldt seeks to demystify one of the most hated, feared and poorly understood organisations in history. Pre-order 'The Ku Klux Klan' now (📘 : https://bit.ly/3uWWa2O )

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The History Press is the UK’s largest independent history publisher. We publish across a broad range of topics and periods, covering the exceptional people, places and events that have shaped our lives today.