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Strange Ways to Die in the Tudor Ages

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Our very first book, Strange Ways to Die in the Tudor Ages, is now available to order online or at your local bookstore. Click here to order it now directly from our publisher Pen & Sword Books and save 20% off the cover price. Read more…

Review: 5 out of 5 stars

Is it wrong to find a book about death so funny? Maybe, but the authors have really got a knack for the hilarious and the ridiculous, writing with such dry humour that you forget that the facts they are sharing are about actual people who suffered dreadful fates. It’s a very interesting book, as well as being entertaining, including enough historical context to really...

Louise Gray Netgalley

Review: 5 out of 5 stars

This was such an interesting book. Slightly macabre in its topic, the writers managed a perfect balance between being respective, light hearted and with hints of humour whilst being informative. You learn a lot about the Tudor period whilst venturing into the myriad of ways one could loose a life as a Tudor - from death by animal, crime and punishment, religion, plagues, cures (or at least the attempts at cures) and more, the book covers plenty...

Nicola Wilton Netgalley

Review: 5 out of 5 stars

This book was a brilliantly informative read. It is both interesting and entertaining. I like the fact the authors threw in a few humorous anecdotes along the way it worked for the flow.

Sarah Higginbottom Netgalley

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Lest We Forget
Published 11 November 2024

This Armistice Day we have chosen to mark the day by speaking about one of the reasons it is so important to look back and remember, to try and prevent history from repeating itself. Together we go through a brief overview of the lead up to and the main events of the Second World War from 1939-1945.

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