Anywhere: The royal secret (Keywords)

This text describes the story of the May 3, 1945 Royal Air Force attack on a fleet of ships carrying 10,000 survivors of the Neuengamme concentration camp, the reasons behind the attack, and the tragic results of that devastating event.

This is the extraordinary story of Frano̧ise d'Aubign's progress from governess to royal mistress and thence, in secret, to the compromised position of Louis XIV's uncrowned Queen.

With the young Queen Elizabeth newly established on her throne, Lucifer Box Esq. is now 'by Appointment to Her Majesty'. But the secretive Royal Academy seems a very different place and, approaching retirement, Box decides to investigate one last case.

During the Second World War a great secret was kept from the nation - & the enemy. Unknown to a war-torn Britain, another war of intrigue, covert operations, spies, intelligence-gathering & daring was being fought. The battlefield was the English Channel. This fictional account is bas...

Cruel betrayals, royal secrets and an ancient murder: 'Possession' meets 'The Other Boleyn Girl' in the heartbreaking story of the Princes in the Tower.

Claus Ascher, a German Jew, managed to escape to Britain during the Second World War. Changing his name to Colin Anson, he joined the British army and was attached to the Royal Marine Commandos. This book is a portrait of one man's extraordinary bravery and determination in the face of ...

Ambitious and talented people flocked to court in search of power & prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. While its inhabitants were cocooned in comfort & splendour, successful courtiers had level heads & cold hearts; their secrets were never safe. This is a portrait of an enthr...

Hannah Reid, born a commoner, has been Duchess of Dunbarton since she was 19 years old, the wife of an elderly royal to whom she is consistently and flagrantly unfaithful. Now the old Duke is dead and, more womanly and beautiful than ever at 30, Hannah has her freedom at last. And she knows...

Ambitious and talented people flocked to court in search of power & prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. While its inhabitants were cocooned in comfort & splendour, successful courtiers had level heads & cold hearts; their secrets were never safe. This is a portrait of an enthr...

Princess Emily loves being a princess, but wishes royal life could be a bit more exciting. Little does she know that her wish is about to come true! Together with her new friends, Emily uncovers a plot to destroy all the beautiful deer in Mistberg Forest.

'The Secret Listeners' tells the story of the usually very young men and women who were sent to farflung outposts to locate and monitor endless streams of radio traffic around the clock and transcribe its Morse code at a speed few have ever managed since. Without them, the Allies woul...

When HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine cruiser Belgrano, it became Britain's most famous submarine - but its secret operations before and after the Falklands War were even more explosive. One dogged journalist discovered the real secrets of the Conqueror, and waited for 30 years to tell ...

Françoise d'Aubigné, born in a bleak provincial prison, her father a condemned murderer and traitor to the state, rose from the depths of poverty to life at the vortex of power at Versailles. Married at fifteen to a tragically disfigured and scandalously popular poet, in his salon Françoise...

Chevalia is an enchanted island where ponies and horses rule, its magic powered by eight golden horseshoes hanging in the royal castle. But the horseshoes have been stolen and must be found before Midsummer Day or the island will lose its magic . . .It's Harvest Day on the magical islan...

'Strange Intelligence' is the story of Hector Bywater, perhaps the British secret service's finest agent operating in Germany before the First World War. Although British, he was working at the time as a journalist for the New York Herald and would later write for the Daily Telegrap...

During the dark days of 1940, when Britain faced the might of Hitler's armed forces alone, the RAF played an integral role in winning the Battle of Britain against the Luftwaffe, thus ensuring the country's safety from invasion. The men and women of Fighter Command worked tirelessly...

Discover the extraordinary diversity of the plant world - and how plants work - with this photographic celebration of the trees, flowers, and foliage plants that share our planet. From tiny mosses and delicate ferns to vibrant blooms and stately palms, 'Flora' invites you to explore the p...

400 years ago, every barrister had to dance because dancing put them in harmony with the universe. John Ogilby's first job, in 1612, was to teach them. By the 1670s, he was Charles II's Royal Cosmographer, creating beautiful measured drawings that placed roads on maps for the first time. ...

In this volume, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains how our brains develop in our adolescent years and how these changes determine the adults we become. Our personalities, aspirations and dreams are all established in our brains. It creates every feeling, emotion and desire we experience and stores ...

It's 1941. Imagine you're Winston Churchill. The Battle of the Atlantic is a disaster. Supply ships ferrying vital weapons, food and fuel from North America are being torpedoed by the German U-boats. You are lying to the country about the number of ships sunk. You are lying about the ...