Books & Music

In Where's Mr King?, you're on the look out for Mrs Tube Driver, Mr Beefeater, Mrs Cyclist and Mr King himself! Lift the final flap and there's a surprise mirror - always a hit with the little ones. Board Book Ages: Toddler 12 pages Dimensions: H23 X...

Acclaimed as England’s finest composer, this collection of George Frideric Handel’s most popular pieces includes beautiful arias, rousing choruses, delicate instrumental sonatas, as well as majestic coronation anthems and familiar Royal...

Learn about the kings and queens of England, from William the Conqueror to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in this fun-filled book. Includes 100 stickers, beautiful illustrations, fun facts and activities to inspire an interest in English royal history...

Roy Strong has written an exemplary introduction to the history of Britain, as first designated by the Romans. It is a brilliant and balanced account of successive ages bound together by a compelling narrative which answers the questions: ‘Where do we...

This handy, easy to carry book provides the reader with a strictly visual approach to the reading of churches. Covering all the ecclesiastical building types of Western Christianity, readers are taken on a journey tracing the development of the church...

Fanfares and anthems commissioned by previous monarchs, together with classic hymn settings and marches, all combine to recall the Queen's Coronation service of 1953. The musical forces deployed on that occasion included a choir of over 400 and a large...

Westminster Abbey Choir, Onyx Brass and organist Daniel Cook raise the Abbey roof with this exhilarating new recording of music by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry. Opening with the famous coronation anthem I was Glad, heard here in a brand new...

This 24 page publication takes an in-depth look at the Tomb of the 'Unknown Warrior' at Westminster Abbey. Written by James Wilkinson, it looks at the idea behind the Unknown Soldier, the selection of the deceased, the journey of the coffin and the...

Westminster Abbey has many identities – as a place of worship, theatre of state, resting place of kings and memorial to statesmen and poets. The internationally acclaimed artist Alexander Creswell captures its many facets in this stunning set of...

A journey through some of the most moving and majestic music taken from State occasions during the Queen's reign, chosen to celebrate her Jubilee. Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee message previously stated "I hope we will all be reminded of the power...

Ground-breaking new studies of Henry V's chapel, tomb and funeral service have new revelations and insights into the time.Before Henry V set out in 1415 on the campaign which culminated in victory at Agincourt, he made a will laying down precise...

Spanning ten dynasties of England's monarchs, The Kings and Queens of England presents portraits and potted biographies of England's monarchs. Spanning from the Normans through to the House of Windsor, this exquisite little book captures the...