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# The History Press: Independent non\-fiction publisher

> The History Press is an independent non\-fiction publisher\. We seek to inform, entertain and champion untold stories and hidden voices across a variety of genres\.

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## Pages
- [Jobs](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/jobs/)
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## Publications
- [Dál Riada Folk Tales](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/dal-riada-folk-tales/)
- [Curious Edinburgh](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/curious-edinburgh/)
- [Cumbrian Folk Tales](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/cumbrian-folk-tales/)
- [Cleopatra and the Undoing of Hollywood](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/cleopatra-and-the-undoing-of-hollywood/)
- [Cleopatra](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/cleopatra/)

## Contributors
- [Nicholas T Parsons](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/contributor/nicholas-t-parsons/)
- [Christine Bloxham](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/contributor/christine-bloxham/)
- [Amanda Tuke](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/contributor/amanda-tuke/)
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## Events
- [Darren Coffield at Colony Room Green](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/event/darren-coffield-at-colony-room-green/)
- [Rachel Trethewey at Asthall Manor \- home to the Mitfords](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/event/rachel-trethewey-at-asthall-manor-home-to-the-mitfords/)
- [Rachel Trethewey at the Nevill Holt Festival](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/event/rachel-trethewey-at-the-nevill-holt-festival/)
- [Amy Gray at Lake District Book Festival](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/event/amy-gray-at-lake-district-book-festival/)
- [Graham Hoyland launches 'First On Everest' with Simon Calder at Hatchards Piccadilly](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/event/graham-hoyland-launches-first-on-everest-with-simon-calder-at-hatchards-piccadilly/)

## News stories
- [THP folklore books shortlisted for The Katharine Briggs Award 2025](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/news-story/thp-folklore-books-shortlisted-for-the-katharine-briggs-award-2025/)
- ['Lionessheart' makes HWA Non\-Fiction Crown 2025 Longlist](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/news-story/lionessheart-makes-hwa-non-fiction-crown-2025-longlist/)
- [Our Commitment to Sustainability](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/news-story/our-commitment-to-sustainability/)
- [The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales: Volume II featured in Country Life](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/news-story/the-anthology-of-scottish-folk-tales-volume-ii-featured-in-country-life/)
- ['Arm of Eve' voted 'Ripper Book of the Year 2024'](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/news-story/arm-of-eve-voted-ripper-book-of-the-year-2024/)

## Articles
- [The Aristocrat and the Able Seaman: The story of two courageous Titanic survivors ](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/the-aristocrat-and-the-able-seaman-the-story-of-two-courageous-titanic-survivors/)
- [Ask the author: Paul Kenny on Whitney Straight](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/ask-the-author-paul-kenny-on-whitney-straight/)
- [Ask the author: Alan Harper on Greenvile Collins, cartographer to the King](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/ask-the-author-alan-harper-on-greenvile-collins-cartographer-to-the-king/)
- [Catlore: A collection for cat lovers](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/catlore-a-collection-for-cat-lovers/)
- [Before and After: Blitz on Cheshire in pictures](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/before-and-after-blitz-on-cheshire-in-pictures/)

## Categories
- [Articles](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/category/articles/)

## Subjects
- [History](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/subject/history/)
- [Military](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/subject/military/)
- [Local \& Family History](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/subject/local-and-family-history/)
- [Society \& Culture](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/subject/society-culture/)
- [Biography \& Memoir](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/subject/biography/)

## Publication subjects
- [Local \& Family History](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication-subject/local-family-history/)
- [History](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication-subject/history/)
- [Biography \& Memoir](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication-subject/biography-memoir/)
- [Military](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication-subject/military/)
- [Society \& Culture](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication-subject/society-culture/)

## Collections
- [Royals](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/royals/)
- [Railway 200](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/railway-200/)
- [The Little Book of](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/the-little-book-of/)
- [The Story series](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/the-story-series/)
- [Titanic](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/titanic/)

## Localities
- [United Kingdom, Great Britain](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/locality/united-kingdom-great-britain/)
- [Belgium](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/locality/belgium/)
- [France](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/locality/france/)
- [Hertfordshire](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/locality/hertfordshire/)
- [Dublin](https://thehistorypress.co.uk/locality/dublin/)

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