A History of England in 25 Poems by Catherine Clarke games and his long experience of

and his long experience of covering events in the region

It explains where we are now

A monument to streetwise and cosmopolitan scholarship' Guardian (for The Culture of the Europeans) 'Sometimes playful

'My drawings started by accident

the fates of three women are called into question

A History of England in 25 Poems by Catherine Clarke games and his long experience ofDATE OF RELEASE: 3 SEPT 2026 A delightful, thoughtful and original new way to understand England's history A Times Best Book of the Year 2025 A History Extra History Book of the Year 2025 'This is a marvellous idea, quite brilliantly realised. Catherine Clarke takes 25 poems [] and uses them as windows into the English past, from politics and plagues to nature and nostalgia. Her book is a winning blend of jolly ballads and melancholy reflections,