Spanning the Mogul Empire and the British Raj through to the struggle for Indian independence, this collection takes the reader on a journey through Delhi and Agra, recreating the key events, customs and lives of residents and visitors.
A multi-faceted story of heroes and villains, mystics and sceptics, earnest seekers of truth and charlatans, a narrative that bristles with the names of remarkable scholars, many famous, some now obscure.
'Long before the friends of African freedom began to agitate for black freedom, the enslaved themselves had created their own strategies of resistance. In time, their defiance was to prove the crucial final factor in bringing down slavery itself.' James Walvin, in Resistance, Rebellion and Revolt
A new title from bestselling author and illustrator Matthew Johnstone, paired with clinical psychologist Michael Player, and looking at ways to cope with stress, using techniques from CBT, ACT and Mindfulness.
In her new standalone novel Elizabeth Chadwick brings to life history's forgotten figures - the power couple William and Joanna de Valance - as she did with her bestselling Eleanor of Aquitaine trilogy.