Our island storiesThe countryside is cherished by many Britons. There is a depth of feeling about rural places, the moors and lochs, valleys and mountains, cottages and country houses. Yet the British countryside, so integral to our national identity, is rarely seen as having anything to do with British colonialism. Where the countryside is celebrated, histories of empire are forgotten. Historian Corinne Fowler brings rural life and colonial rule together with

She began holding secret meetings in her apartment

the army's heroes face an enemy as merciless and cunning as any barbarian tribe

sometimes-criminal

'In Search of the Dark Ages' illuminates the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest of 1066

by an accomplished scientist as well as historian

Raynor writes exquisitely

Stonemason Andrew Ziminski has three decades of experience with the tangible history of this country - from raising stones at Stonehenge

what their role in the garden is and how they contribute to the garden ecosystem

In 'Feline Philosophy'

examining how she lived hour to hour

It combines both simple and more unusual techniques for creating fabulous knitting projects

For fans of Everything Is F*cked and Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times