If, like me, your childhood was enlivened by the Ladybird history books of L du Garde Peach, James May's new series The Great Explorers (Channel 5, Thurs, 9pm) might come as a bit of a disappointment.

Willow Winsham's new book on witches, past and present, offers a fun, fast, well researched historical summary that is also a ...

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If, like me, your childhood was enlivened by the Ladybird history books of L du Garde Peach ... informative, and even funny. May made the most of his bumbling persona, breaking the rules of ...

In this nostalgic and fascinating book, Julie Satow, author of The Plaza, writes about the golden age of three now-vanished ...

Harper also avoids, for the most part, praising or condemning the various banners that have represented the country. Past ...

If you’re looking for your next read this World Book Day – these fun south London bookshops may be worth a visit.

Flying Cart Adventures, an English-Chinese picture book series, takes your children ... They will also learn snippets of history at the end of each story. For example, the National Library in ...