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**OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD** 'The gossip is stupendous but it's also tremendously touching. It's one of those books that makes you long for bed so you can read more!' - JILLY COOPER 'If your jaw doesn't drop at least three times every chapter, you've not been paying proper attention' -...

Princess Margaret's former Lady in Waiting shares everything she's learned from her extraordinary and unexpected life. 'Glorious and highly readable' - iPaper Anne Glenconner's glittering life hasn't always been golden. As she revealed in her astonishing bestselling memoir Lady in Waiting, it...

Every queen had ladies-in-waiting. Her confidantes and chaperones, they are the forgotten agents of the Tudor court. Ever present and yet hidden behind the scenes, these women held the secrets and the hearts of some of the Tudor period's most powerful men and women. Experts at survival, negotiating the competing demands of their families and their queen, the ladies-in-waiting of Henry VIII's wives were far more than decorative 'extras': they were serious political players who changed the course of history, and four of them became queen themselves.

A rare opportunity to hear Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Anne Glenconner live in conversation from The Apex, Bury St Edmunds. Recorded live on stage, An Evening with Anne Glenconner is a treasure trove of stories from Lady Glenconner's childhood at Holkham to her life on...

History remembers the people who changed the world. This book reveals the habits, decisions, and principles that made them extraordinary.What can Abraham Lincoln teach us about resilience after repeated failure? Why did Winston Churchill's honesty inspire a nation during its darkest hour? How...