Pen & Sword Books
@penswordbooks
Publisher and Book Seller of Military, Maritime, Aviation, Remember When, Family History, True Crime and Transport.
✨ What are you reading this weekend? 📚⚽️🦁 📖 The History of Women's Football by Jean Williams 📖 The Greatest of their Time by @Benedict_B 📖 Carmen Pomiés – Football Legend and Heroine of the French Resistance by Chris Rowe
Great quotes from some of the best historians working today that appear on the back of TIBERIUS! Thanks to @holland_tom, @WFStrong, Gregory S. Aldrete, @DaisyfDunn and @DrJEBall for your kind remarks. #TIBERIUSbio @penswordbooks
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Oi, Oasis fans, this one’s for you! 🎸🐝 #Oasis #Oasislive25 🛒 buff.ly/aIl5Gq5
#OnTheBlog 💬 New on the P&S blog... Störflug – The Bombing of ‘The Faithful City: 3 October 1940: Author guest post from Dilip Sarkar MBE FRHistS FRAeS. 💻 Read it here 👉 buff.ly/xIl0BuR
📅#OTD 1643. With Prince Rupert besieging Bristol, King Charles urges him to 'hasten your business as much as may bee & remember to restraine plundering'.
👀 S n e a k P e e k – new book coming soon: 👀 📖 Byzantine Emperor Constantine V, 'the Dung-named' – General, Patriarch, Iconoclast, Reformer by Dr Leslie Ivings 🛒 Available to #preorder now 👉 buff.ly/PHpvAOC
#NewBook The latest volume from Dilip Sarkar MBE's epic #BattleOfBritain series is out now: 📖 Battle of Britain The Final Curtain – 1 October 1940 - 31 October 1940 ✈️ 🔗 buff.ly/V5GiHNs
If you're looking for something to do tomorrow, I will be talking at Conisbrough Castle: 11am The Warennes and Conisbrough Castle And 1pm The Women of Conisbrough Castle. It's free but to guarantee a place, drop an email to the castle. @PSHistory @HistoriaHWA @conisbrocastle
#OTD 25 July 1654, Charles II, the Princess Royal & almost certainly Lucy, are in the Belgium resort town of Spa. I've been confirming the 17th Century route from Paris to Cologne, cross checking the dates & places. Next stop Aachan. Devil is in the detail. #SecretQueen
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Frockers, I am SO excited to announce that I've signed with @penswordbooks to write "Christian #Dior: The Architect of Elegance", a biography of the man and his #frockingfabulous brand! The book will be out in 2027 and I am SO excited! Let's celebrate with this beauty from 1957,…
#NewBook 📖 The Battle For the Railways, 1940-41 – How Britain's Rail Staff Defied the Luftwaffe by Matthew Richardson 🔗 buff.ly/kbN2LJI
Victoria Walsh writes with a passion for people stories. "The Story of Rena Stewart" follows a woman who translated Hitler’s will, broke ground for women at the BBC, and left behind remarkable historical mysteries. @penswordbooks 💻️: tinyurl.com/45xpbx4s
So looking forward to reading this - Henry VIII's Controversial Aunt, Honor Lisle: Her life, letters and influenceon the Tudor Court by Amy License. @penswordbooks #TudorHistory #WomenInHistory
8 weeks until publication. Available for pre-order now. amzn.eu/d/b0hDX5P
#OnThisDay 🗓️ 25 July 1814: English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive 🚂 #RecommendedReading 📖 George and Robert Stephenson – Pioneer Inventors and Engineers by Anthony Burton 👉 buff.ly/f4yCADX
This is amazing! 🤩 What a fantastic idea! 🧩🫶
All framed and so very special to me, my first book 🥰♥️. Thank you @penswordbooks and @PSHistory, for the opportunity and Janet Wertman for the idea for a jigsaw xxx #bookalert #queenjaneseymour
#AuthorEvent 📆 Join Mark Alderson evening talk reflecting on the extraordinary life and career of his father - Captain M.J.R. ‘Roly’ Alderson. 📍 The Bedford Hotel 📆 Thursday 25th September ⏰ 7pm 🎟️ Tickets £8 More info 👉 buff.ly/WRJBaKu
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Spotted in my home town 🥰 #MyQueen #queenjaneseymour #Tudorhistory @penswordbooks @PSHistory
#OnTheBlog ✈️ A new guest post from P&S author Dilip Sarkar MBE FRHistS FRAeS: 💬 Störflug – The Bombing of ‘The Faithful City: 3 October 1940 🔗 buff.ly/xIl0BuR #BattleOfBritain
🔥 Hot off the press! 🔥 ✨ New books are here – with up to 20% off RRPs! 📚
Date for the diary, coming up! 👇
Do join me on the 21st of August talking about the Severan Dynasty with the fab Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society. Online, 7.30pm! @Archaeology_tea @archaeologyuk @romanarchaeouk @romanhistory1 @TheAncientWorld @penswordbooks @casematepub @Ritterton @DariusAryaDigs…