A charming hilariously funny & genuinely affectionate picture book from the acclaimed author-illustrator of Jesus' Christmas Party. A little girl is looking forward to the Queen's visit to her school -- & wonders what knickers Her Majesty will choose to wear! Will they be her 'at home' knickers
- adorned with corgis -- or her garden party knickers or perhaps her woolly Balmoral ones? Whichever choices from the Official HM Knicker Guide the Queen decides upon the girl is determined that the royal visitor will feel at home at her school. Both children & adults will love this very special & endearing insight into a child's imagination.
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From bestselling author Lyn Andrews comes a compelling historical epic set at the endlessly fascinating Tudor court about the most infamous woman of the age
- Anne Boleyn
- & the man who loved her before she became queen. From the moment Henry Percy future Earl of Northumberland glimpses the beautiful Anne Boleyn he is captivated & quickly proposes marriage Anne has been taught to use her charms to her advantage & to secure her family's position of power at court. She sees that Henry Percy's affection is sincere & agrees to marry him. But a match of the heart has no place in a world where marriage is a political manoeuvre. Torn apart the lovers are exiled to separate ends of the kingdom. For Henry a lifetime of duty awaits while he remains true to the only woman he will ever love. But he is not the only man to be bewitched by Anne. & when King Henry VIII determines to make her his queen the course of history is changed for ever...

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Hal is a poor stable boy who has a dream
- to work for King Henry at his palace in Whitehall. But when he chances upon the royal
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The brilliant new book from bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson set in the children's ward of a 1950s hospital. It's 1953 the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of Engl&. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to London to see the celebrations on Coronation Day. Elsie lives with her Nan
- her mum works as a showgirl so she's not around very often. Spirited & imaginative but often lonely Elsie longs for a best friend. Luckily she & Nan are very close; Elsie just wishes she was allowed a cat to keep her company sometimes. Then tragedy strikes. Nan & Elsie both fall ill with tuberculosis & Elsie finds herself whisked away to the children's ward of the hospital. Confined to bed for months on end Elsie finds it very hard to adapt to the hospital's strict regime. But she invents astonishing ways of entertaining the other children on the ward & for the first time finds herself surrounded by true friends
- including Queenie the hospital's majestic white cat. Finally Elsie is well enough to leave hospital. But before she does she has one very special very unexpected visitor...

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England's medieval queens were elemental in shaping the history of the nation. In an age where all politics were family politics dynastic marriages placed English queens at the very centre of power
- the king's bed. From Matilda of Flanders the Conqueror's queen to Elizabeth of York the first Tudor consort England's queens fashioned the nature of monarchy & influenced the direction of the state. Occupying a unique position in the mercurial often violent world of medieval state-craft English queens had to negotiate a role that combined tremendous influence with terrifying vulnerability. Lisa Hilton's meticulously researched new book explores the lives of the twenty women who were crowned queen between 1066 & 1503 reconsidering the fictions surrounding well-known figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine & illuminating the lives of forgotten figures such as Adeliza of Louvain. War adultery witchcraft child abuse murder
- & occassionally even love
- formed English queenship but so too did patronage learning & fashion. Lisa Hilton considers the evolution of the queenly office alongside intimate portraits of the individual women dispelling the myth that medieval brides were no more than diplomatic pawns.


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Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985 Queer" is an enigma
- both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait
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A classic memoir from Irelands favourite storyteller. Here Taylor follows To School Through The Fields with these equally captivating further recollections of family life in pastorial County Cork. Infused with wit & lyricism the story centres on the 1950s when the author & her friends were budding teenagers. She describes the past vividly & without complaint as the years of hard labour for herself parents & siblings were also filled with fun in the close knit community. ...

The Quentin Blake Treasury" contains: " All Join In"; " Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhyme Book"; " Patrick"; " Angelica Sprocket's Pockets"; " Mister Magnolia"; " Quentin Blake's ABC"; " Cockatoos"; " Angel Pavement"; & " Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road". Meet Mister Magnolia with only one boot! Peer into " Angelica Sprocket's Pockets"! Set off with " Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road" be whisked away by the music of the extraordinary Patrick & soar into the air on the wings of Angel Pavement. Discover the crazy counting of the mischievous Cockatoos & the most enjoyable alphabet ever in " Quentin Blake's ABC". & finally join in at the top of your voice with the verse & songs of " Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhyme Book" & " All Join In"! From Quentin's very first picture book to his most recent adventures this collection spans & celebrates his astonishing career. There's inspiration & exuberance wit & wonder joy & jollity to be found within these pages; we can't wait for you to explore them." ...

* A brand new collection of tales from Quentin Blake & John Yeoman * Wonderfully retold magical folk tales from around the world. Packed full of adventure exotic locations & mystery * Illustrated by the worlds favouite childrens artist Quentin Blakes Magical Tales is a wonderful collection of more than a dozen tales of magical fun from all over the globe. Retold in wonderful detail by long-time Quentin Blake collaborator John Yeoman these stories sparkle with enchantment adventure & beautifully imagined far away places. ...

'A is for Apples some green & some red B is for Breakfast we're having in bed.' With a simple rhyming text & characteristically brilliant illustrations from Quentin Blake this wonderful ABC" is an absolute must for young children just getting to grips with their alphabet." ...