Congratulations to John Symons, Finalist in The People’s Book Prize
Congratulations to John Symons whose book The Zinoviev Controversy Resolved is a finalist in The People’s Book Prize. “John Symons states that he ‘turns on its head the history of the Zinoviev [...]
The Zinoviev Controversy Resolved
On the 21st of January 1924 Lenin died. The Conservative government in Westminster collapsed on the same day when Stanley Baldwin lost a vote in the House of Commons. The King invited [...]
Shepheard-Walwyn Wins Best Publisher Award
The People's Book Prize finds, supports and promotes new and undiscovered works in three categories, fiction, non-fiction and children's, with the winners voted for exclusively by the public. Publisher Anthony Werner attended [...]
100 Years Ago – The Evacuation of the Russian Royal Family from the Crimea
A guest post by Coryne Hall In November 1918 the armistice ended the First World War. The German army now had to evacuate the Crimea, which they had occupied since the signing [...]
Congratulations to Marika Henriques, Finalist in The People’s Book Prize
Congratulations to Marika Henriques whose book The Hidden Girl is a finalist in The People’s Book Prize. The book clearly resonated with many. Marika received a large number of outstanding reviews of her [...]
Congratulations to Tessa West
Congratulations to Tessa West whose book Lady Sue Ryder of Warsaw is a finalist in The People's Book Prize. This award is chosen by a public vote, with readers adding comments and [...]
Princess Olga’s Memoirs – travelling the world in style
Princess Olga's memoirs, Princess Olga, A Wild and Barefoot Romanov, caused a stir when they were published last year. Readers were amused by her: “bitingly funny memoir and history of her family, in [...]
Three Titles Nominated in The People’s Book Prize
We are delighted to have three recent titles included in the 2018 People's Book Prize. The books are by authors Tessa West, Stan Hazell and John Zametica. We have already received some [...]
The Murder of the Tsar and his Family, July 1918 Lessons for Us
By John Symons The last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, was born one hundred and fifty years ago. One hundred years ago, on 17th July 1918, he, his wife and their five [...]