Once upon a time there was a lonely, old man who lived in a little cottage in the woods. There, the old man sat all alone, as ...

Emily Murdoch Perkins discusses her new book Regina: The Queens Who Could Have Been, a feminist ‘what if’ history looking at what would have happened if firstborn daughters had been crowned instead of ...

A winter tale for cosy season from Anna Maria Vilhelmina Hellberg Moberg author of Swedish Folk TalesOnce upon a time there was a lonely, old man who lived in a little cottage in the woods. There, the ...

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Author Ian Hembrow returns to Wolfson College to officially launch Celsius: A Life and Death by Degrees (publishing 12 Sept), which he prepared during his time as Visiting Scholar at the Oxford Centre ...

The Adventurous Life of Lady Dorothy Mills, Explorer and Writer ...

Kevin Cahill KEVIN CAHILL is an investigative journalist and author of ‘Who Owns Britain’ (Canongate) and ‘Who Owns the World (Penguin Random House). He was also the primary researcher behind The ...

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Before Jack the Ripper, another monster prowled the waterways of Victorian London. The Thames Torso Killer has always lurked in the Ripper’s shadow, despite the fact he murdered and dismembered at ...

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Nigel Pickford Nigel Pickford is a maritime historian and works as a consultant for salvage companies, helping to locate shipwrecks and recover lost cargo and treasure. His previous books include Lady ...