Ben Miles

""If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?" England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's son from Putney emerges from the spring's bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness...

"The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel set during the Hundred Years' War. July 1346. Ten men land on the beaches of Normandy. They call themselves the Essex Dogs: an unruly platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best days are behind him. The fight for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe has begun. Heading ever deeper into enemy territory...

The true story of 19-year-old Christine Keeler who found herself at the center of a scandal that brought down the British government and created a political, sexual and cultural revolution.

Elizabeth and Mike have been married for ten years, and both their careers seem frozen. Elizabeth is an Oscar-nominated actress, but her film work has dried up and now she wonders where the next job will come from. Mike has been replaced at the publishing firm where he's worked for 15 years. As a result - and for the first time in their marriage - Mike and Elizabeth now have to spend their days together at home - two freelancers seeking work.

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, the story of a young working-class woman, Evey, who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V.' Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, 'V' ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about 'V's' mysterious background, she also discovers...

Situation comedy featuring six thirty-something friends who are either involved, formerly involved, or looking to become involved with each other.

A photography book that is a vital accompaniment to the many fans of Hilary Mantel's bestselling Wolf Hall Trilogy 'At the very beginning of the twentieth century, Zola said, “In my view you cannot claim to have really seen something till you have photographed it.” The act of photographing, at least for a moment, distinguishes its object and estranges it from its context... Every stroke of the pen releases a thousand pictures inside the writer's...

Late at night and a phone call that Will Not Die. You know how sometimes you can't get someone off the phone? There are too many people in this phone call. And one of them isn't really there. Meanwhile, Susan is worried she's turning into an emotional tent; she and Steve are now well and truly an item – so why is he dreaming about being executed by a method Never Before Seen on British Television - and chased by a foetus with an axe?

The death of a famous aristocrat leads Detective Zen into the shadowy world of The Cabal; an organization more powerful and secret than the Mafia.

It's time to start attending antenatal classes. Susan need a back-up birth partner, Steve is haunted by the ghost of spanking lesbians past and Sally is seeking the solace of a string quartet. Meanwhile, Jane is trying to find a way to out-keen Oliver.