Shy yet quietly self-assured; inscrutable despite ten decades in the public eye; outwardly reserved but inwardly passionate; unsentimental, yet young at heart, all capture the essence of Queen Elizabeth II.

Drawing on unparalleled access to members of the royal family, staff, close friends, and royal archives, this book offers fresh and revealing insights into the modern royal story. As Elizabeth II reached an extraordinary milestone unlikely ever to be matched, no account is more comprehensive, engaging, or original.

This beautifully crafted journal combines high-quality production with magnificent art. The binding and rose-red endpapers complement its embossed, foil-stamped cover. It features a rear pocket, two ribbon markers, smooth ivory-lined paper, and a magnetic side flap to keep your notes secure and organised. Ideal for writers, travellers, students, poets, and diarists alike.

Inspired by the Royal School of Needlework, the design pays homage to the famed “Wall of Wool," an essential resource used by expert studio embroiderers to perfectly match threads when restoring and conserving historic textiles.

A practical guide to growing and caring for a flower-filled garden throughout the seasons, in this book, gardener and expert grower Milli Proust shares her knowledge to help you create the garden you’ve always imagined, whether that’s a blooming sanctuary or a vibrant, productive space to enjoy.

Discover the best ways to get started growing, from planning and designing your space to choosing successful planting combinations and ideal varieties for year-round interest. Beginners are offered guidance on garden care, practical advice on propagating, seasonal tasks and personal stories that demystify the growing process.

How soon can you sow sweet peas? When is the right time to prune clematis? How can you bring colour to your borders in winter? And what’s there to do in January?

This easy-to-use guide is filled with essential tasks and expert tips for every month of the year. Covering general garden care, growing fruit and vegetables, and making the most of containers, it’s a practical companion for gardeners of all levels.

There’s also space to record your successes, jot down notes, and plan ahead for the seasons to come.

This beautifully illustrated book gives budding bee activists a guide to creating gardens that nourish both people and pollinators. Flowers, shrubs, trees, and vegetable plots can provide beauty and delicious produce, as well as pollen and nectar when bees need them most. 

Featuring expert recommendations on top-performing plants, along with guidance on where and how to grow them, from window boxes and borders to wild gardens, lawns, and even ponds, this book is as practical as it is inspiring. It also explores the essentials of keeping bees in a range of settings, from domestic gardens and rooftops to allotments, parks, and farmland.

Beekeeping is all about management, control, and understanding the honeybee. It can also be a social and enjoyable and hobby - visiting other people's hives and picking up hints and tips is all part of the fun - and farming and eating honey produced by your bees is a pure delight. Information provided includes tools and equipment required to set up a hive, detailed advice on when to harvest honey, plus honey-inspired recipes ranging from delectable cakes to beauty products. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone considering keeping bees.

For green-fingered enthusiasts, nature admirers, and puzzle fans alike, this beautifully illustrated book celebrates the beauty and diversity of gardens across the world in over 165 puzzles, including crosswords, word searches, codewords, number conundrums, and logic challenges. A trove of mindful challenges to cultivate your curiosity and let your love for the outdoors bloom.

A handy pocket-sized guide packed with tips to help children spot and identify wildflowers. The comprehensive field guide is organised by colour and filled with expert insights, covering everything from delicate white snowdrops and scarlet-red poppies to fluffy yellow dandelions and prickly green stinging nettles.

Learn which flowers attract bees and butterflies, which are poisonous, and which go on to produce fruit. With simple guidance on planting your own wildflowers and caring for them in nature, this is the perfect companion for young explorers.

Filled with recipes that have stood the test of time as well as fascinating anecdotes and tales, Tea Fit for a Queen reveals how the tradition of afternoon tea started in Royal Britain. Filled with over 40 recipes, this book includes everything from delicate finger sandwiches to Victoria sponge cake, Chelsea Buns and a Champagne Cocktail.

Scone enthusiast Sarah Cleland brings together 50 irresistible recipes in this National Trust Book of Scones, each paired with a fascinating National Trust place to inform and delight.

Bake a Triple Chocolate Scone as you discover the mechanical elephants of Waddesdon Manor, enjoy an Apple and Cinnamon Scone while exploring the dramatic love life of Henry Cecil at Hanbury Hall, or tuck into a Cheese, Spring Onion and Bacon Scone as you admire the Grade I listed dog kennel at Ightham Mote.

A blend of baking and heritage, this recipe collection is sure to inspire both your kitchen and your curiosity.

Discover over 70 delicious and easy biscuit and cookie recipes in this National Trust Book of Biscuits - the perfect companions to any cup of tea or coffee.

In this tempting collection, expert baker Linda Collister shares a wonderful mix of classics and creative bakes. From ginger snaps and shortbread petticoat tails to indulgent chocolate chip cookies, Florentines, macarons, tiffin, flapjacks, biscotti, and savoury biscuits, there’s something for every taste.

For those seeking something a little different, try inventive flavour combinations such as Chocolate, Sour Cherry and Pistachio Cookies, Sea Salt Praline Biscotti, or Black Olive Palmiers. Whatever the occasion, there’s a biscuit to suit it perfectly.

Discover 60 easy, delicious recipes, all made in a single standard-size tin, in this Foolproof Traybakes recipe book. With easy techniques, minimal equipment, and endless flavour combinations, baking becomes a breeze.

From brownies and blondies to flapjacks and nostalgic school dinner sprinkle sponge, Foolproof Traybakes is packed with homemade treats for every occasion, whether it's a birthday bake or just something to enjoy with a cup of tea.

Clear, step-by-step instructions, a photograph for every recipe, and helpful tips to prevent kitchen mishaps make this an indispensable baking companion for all ages and abilities.