Subject: Women -- History (Keywords)

Afhanistan, Where God Only Comes To Weep tells one woman's harrowing story about life under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

The Amazons were fierce, hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legend has it they would cut off their breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their boy children to purify their ranks. For centuries these powerful, sexually dominant barbarian wom...

Alec Fletcher's plans to attend his daughter Belinda's school sports day are thwarted by the discovery of three bodies buried in Epping forest. Sent to investigate, he and his team are hindered from the start by uncooperative Essex policeman, DI Gant, who resents Scotland Yard encroaching on his ...

Susannah Leyton has grown up behind the counter of her father's apothecary shop. When she receives a proposal of marriage from handsome merchant Henry Savage, she believes her prayers have been answered. But Henry is a complex & troubled man. As the plague sweeps through the city, tragedy strikes...

As American astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from shy military spouses to American royalty: having tea with Jackie Kennedy, attending high society galas, and being featured on...

Jessica's husband, Bertie, sells their home and disappears with her beloved children, leaving Jessica devastated and alone. Still broken hearted, she is asked to visit Paris to help a friend and her daughters return to Liverpool before the onset of the war. However, Jessica finds herself stranded...

Jessica's husband, Bertie, sells their home and disappears with her beloved children, leaving Jessica devastated and alone. Still broken hearted, she is asked to visit Paris to help a friend and her daughters return to Liverpool before the onset of the war. However, Jessica finds herself stranded...

Society has never known what to do with its rebellious women. Those who defied expectations about feminine behaviour have long been considered dangerous and unnatural, and ever since the Victorian era they have been removed from public view, locked up and often forgotten about. Many of these wome...

No sooner does Miss Pym board her next stagecoach than she finds herself embroiled in the plight of Miss Belinda Earle, a spirited heiress banished to Bath after swearing off the marriage market. When the coach founders near Baddell Castle, and Marquis of Frenton comes to the rescue, Miss Pym dec...

Cyclist Beryl Burton dominated her sport much as her male contemporary Eddy Merckx, but with a longevity that surpasses even sporting legends like Muhammad Ali, Serena Williams and Sir Steve Redgrave. She was practically invincible in time trials, finishing as Best All-Rounder for 25 consecutive ...