Look at this 🤩 Oliver Cromwell writing to a fellow head of state signing off ‘Bonus Amicus’ - not bad for a former farmer. Few realise how much of Cromwell’s time as Lord Protector was spent on foreign affairs (as with all early modern rulers) of which he had little experience.

John Smedley is proud to announce that on May 7, 2024, the Royal Warrant of Appointment was granted by His Majesty King Charles III as manufacturers of fine knitwear.

Covering in the FT: Making a surprising move into the blockbuster thriller is Abir Mukherjee, whose Hunted (HarvillSecker) abandons his customary Raj settings for a terrorism scenario in modern day USA. Mukherjee carries off the change of gears with tremendous panache...'

Some of my favourite books, featuring novels by Denise Mina, and Imran Mahmood among others.

deadgoodbooks.co.uk/abir-mukherjee…

Join #TheKingsMother and me at Castle Hall, Bridgnorth courtesy of my home town bookshop, Booka Bookshop.. It's going to be one of the absolute highlights of my year! Viking Books UK Marjacq Scripts Richard III Society LoveBridgnorth

Congratulations to campaigners including from Surfers Against Sewage for getting #Manningtree beach designated bathing water … great news for water users of all stripes!

I had Giles Milton join the Aspects of History pod to discuss Stalin & Churchill, and so features buckets of Caucasian champagne, eccentric diplomats, socialites and an amusing anecdote about Mustapha Kunt. Wherever you get your podcasts 😎

Congratulations again to James Cameron Wilson whose novel, 'The Pieces,' can be ordered through Gardners in bookstores everywhere and will soon be available on Amazon and other online marketplaces. gardners.com/Search/Keyword…

I have a four-year-old to get off to sleep - John Wayne to the rescue!

Congratulations to James Cameron Wilson on publication of his outstanding mystery, The Pieces
Senex Press

This book is like a Mobius loop – you immediately want to start re-reading it the moment you get to the end.

Really enjoyed the launch party last night for THE PIECES. Wonderful to have such a warm and enthusiastic crowd. Thanks to Paul Willetts, for his deft interviewing - and to everyone else who came! Senex Press

Congratulations to Abir Mukherjee publication day of #Hunted ! Can't wait to get my hands on one of these...

Pub day for this beige-sweatered fellow. Abir Mukherjee 's new book HUNTED is out today. A belting chase thriller that hones in on family, radical politics, and what ordinary people can do in extraordinary circumstances. On my command: unleash your wallets!

It's an absolute blast!

Morning. Our epic The Rest Is History CUSTER series continues.

Today: HORSE-LORDS OF THE PLAINS.

We plunge into the world of the Great Plains; the story of the Lakota Sioux; and the extraordinary tale of their great warrior, the mysterious CRAZY HORSE.

🐴 linktr.ee/restishistory

New Podcast alert! The brilliant Calder Walton on his book SPIES. 'A masterpiece', says Christopher Andrew. We talk about the epic intelligence war between East and West.
Buy Spies: amzn.eu/d/08N5KXb
Listen to the pod: pod.fo/e/239eab

#spies #espionage

A truly historic moment Des Powell

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Today.

This is just *fantastic*