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Historia Magazine – Read the Summer 2015 edition now

In the latest edition of Historia, Manda Scott announces the shortlist for the Debut Crown;  Tom Williams explores the legacy of Waterloo; Elizabeth Fremantle discusses the scandalous women of Elizabeth I’s Court; and more....  more

HWA Debut Crown – shortlists announced

  The shortlist titles for the HWA Debut Crown 2015 have been announced. “It’s a testament to the incredible talent of these authors that we couldn’t narrow the shortlist down to merely five books,” says the HWA chair Manda Scott....  more

Harrogate History Festival – 22-25 October

Building on Harrogate’s pedigree for fantastic literature festivals, the team behind the world famous Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in association with the Historical Writers Association, have created the Harrogate History...  more

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